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[Gamerlord]

In my experience with 'going red' or losing myself to rage, I've found that those who pissed me off and tormented me REALLY backed off once they'd seen me snap. Apparently I'm kinda scary when I lose control, even to my friends who have nothing to worry about.

[miauw62]

I totally agree that might doesn't make right, but i feel i must chime in to say that at some point, it becomes COMPLETELY impossible to control your rage, and all the logic in the world won't be enough to dissuade you from the extremely single-minded pursuit. I've had this unpleasant experience a few times, and as much as i'd like to say that i was in control, i wasn't at all. It's as if all higher functions of ones brain are completely turned off, and the only thing remaining is blinding rage. Up until the rage fades to a slightly more managable level ("i still really feel like punching you but i can think straight enough not to"), there is only ONE thought in your head, as opposed to the usual torrent of thoughts that go through a human brain, and that thought is 99% of the time related to physical violence. It's a bit like a lit fuse on a bomb, in that once it goes off, you can only do damage control afterwards.

What i mean to say is that i don't think miauw is the kind of person who'd go apeshit on someone to solve a heated argument (i may be completely wrong though, in which case shame on me). If my experiences are anything to go by, it's primarily because people keep pissing him off past the rage breaking point, and since there's little threat to their personal safety, they do so with impunity, and subsequently point and laugh. Pardon me if i'm putting words into mouths here, but i think the main reason he wants to be a heavy hitter is for deterring reasons, so that people won't torment him to begin with.

This is basically spot on.

But Miauw, try to remember that as long as you have just a little bit of control over yourself, smacking someone isn't a good idea. It's still not a good idea if you've completely lost it, but at that point one can't think clearly enough not to. It is, however, infinitely easier to control yourself when people AREN'T pissing you off intentionally. Isn't it possible to get away from those assholes?

Not really possible to get away from them at school.