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[[File:Get_hold_of_yourself_3329.jpg|link=Green Lantern (Comic Book)|frame|[[As the Good Book Says...]]: "[[The Bible (Literature)|Turn the other cheek]]".]]
[[File:Get_hold_of_yourself_3329.jpg|link=Green Lantern|frame|[[As the Good Book Says...]]: "[[The Bible|Turn the other cheek]]".]]


{{quote|''"When a man strays from the right path, a kind man needs the courage to raise his fist and correct him."''|'''Jamil Neate''', ''[[Gundam X]]''}}
{{quote|''"When a man strays from the right path, a kind man needs the courage to raise his fist and correct him."''|'''Jamil Neate''', ''[[Gundam X]]''}}
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The ''[[Myth Busters]]'' tested a myth based on this trope and found that -- at least when dealing with someone who's merely tired and frazzled rather than suffering from a more serious condition -- a slap to the face ''does'' help the slapped person to focus on the task at hand and perform better. Apparently the idea is to invoke the 'fight or flight' response by temporarily boosting adrenaline and related hormones. Nevertheless, it should be applied with extreme caution, as [[It Got Worse|smacking someone who's already suffering can easily do more harm than good.]]
The ''[[Myth Busters]]'' tested a myth based on this trope and found that -- at least when dealing with someone who's merely tired and frazzled rather than suffering from a more serious condition -- a slap to the face ''does'' help the slapped person to focus on the task at hand and perform better. Apparently the idea is to invoke the 'fight or flight' response by temporarily boosting adrenaline and related hormones. Nevertheless, it should be applied with extreme caution, as [[It Got Worse|smacking someone who's already suffering can easily do more harm than good.]]


For reassembling after destruction, see [[Pulling Themselves Together]]. Also not to be confused with [[A Date With Rosie Palms]].
For reassembling after destruction, see [[Pulling Themselves Together]]. Also not to be confused with [[A Date with Rosie Palms]].


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== Fan Fiction ==
== Fan Fiction ==
* Gohan actually had to punch Goku in the cheek in an attempt to get Goku to snap out of [[Heroic BSOD|being frozen in terror]] after {{spoiler|Vegeta went Super Saiyan 3}} in ''Goku's Wish: The Return of Broly.'' Subverted in that it doesn't quite work.
* Gohan actually had to punch Goku in the cheek in an attempt to get Goku to snap out of [[Heroic BSOD|being frozen in terror]] after {{spoiler|Vegeta went Super Saiyan 3}} in ''Goku's Wish: The Return of Broly.'' Subverted in that it doesn't quite work.
* In [[Dragon Age the Crown of Thorns]], the [[Wise Prince]] protagonist applies a very strong backhand to Faren, the dwarven commoner, in order to snap him out of a serious case of shut-down brain that the latter ended up in after being shoved into his worst nightmare by the Sloth Demon. He follows it with a [[Cooldown Hug]] of epic proportions. [[Big Brother Mentor]] indeed.
* In [[Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns]], the [[Wise Prince]] protagonist applies a very strong backhand to Faren, the dwarven commoner, in order to snap him out of a serious case of shut-down brain that the latter ended up in after being shoved into his worst nightmare by the Sloth Demon. He follows it with a [[Cooldown Hug]] of epic proportions. [[Big Brother Mentor]] indeed.
{{quote| "There is no blood on your hands!" (and he was speaking literally)}}
{{quote| "There is no blood on your hands!" (and he was speaking literally)}}
* In [[Relationships Series (Fanfic)|Relationships Series]], Nanoha gets one from Vita as she becomes hysterical about the prospect of Yuuno dying on a mission, and Vita reminds her that Yuuno is determined to get back safely.
* In [[Relationships Series]], Nanoha gets one from Vita as she becomes hysterical about the prospect of Yuuno dying on a mission, and Vita reminds her that Yuuno is determined to get back safely.
* In [[Fail to The King (Fanfic)|Fail to The King]], Almaz is subjected to this trope ''twice'': Once in Chapter one to snap him out of his three-day long [[Heroic BSOD]], and again in a later chapter to prevent another from surfacing in the middle of an invasion. Both played largely for laughs, naturally - this is a Disgaea fic after all.
* In [[Fail to the King!|Fail to The King]], Almaz is subjected to this trope ''twice'': Once in Chapter one to snap him out of his three-day long [[Heroic BSOD]], and again in a later chapter to prevent another from surfacing in the middle of an invasion. Both played largely for laughs, naturally - this is a Disgaea fic after all.
* In [[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons (Fanfic)|Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]], Ronan does this to Sakura and {{spoiler|his son}} Ekaj when they become hysterical with worry over his going off to be a [[Fake Defector]] for the Council. Considering [[Jerk Sue|his]] [[Bastard Boyfriend|past]] [[Jerkass|behavior]], it comes off as more abusive than most examples of the trope.
* In [[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]], Ronan does this to Sakura and {{spoiler|his son}} Ekaj when they become hysterical with worry over his going off to be a [[Fake Defector]] for the Council. Considering [[Jerk Sue|his]] [[Bastard Boyfriend|past]] [[Jerkass|behavior]], it comes off as more abusive than most examples of the trope.
* In ''[[The Second Try (Fanfic)|The Second Try]]'', Asuka delivers this trope almost word for word to Shinji in chapter 2, thankfully without the slapping. It is possible that had this occurred before the Third Impact, she would have slapped him, but she was probably afraid to (given what happened during instrumentality, and the fact he's the only other person left on earth).
* In ''[[The Second Try]]'', Asuka delivers this trope almost word for word to Shinji in chapter 2, thankfully without the slapping. It is possible that had this occurred before the Third Impact, she would have slapped him, but she was probably afraid to (given what happened during instrumentality, and the fact he's the only other person left on earth).
* [[Ace Combat the Equestrian War (Fanfic)|Medley]] hits {{spoiler|Rainbow Dash}} in the face to snap her out of her [[Heroic BSOD]].
* [[Ace Combat: The Equestrian War|Medley]] hits {{spoiler|Rainbow Dash}} in the face to snap her out of her [[Heroic BSOD]].




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