Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: Difference between revisions

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Might overlap with the [[Dope Slap]]. May also be used on a [[Hysterical Woman]]. Similar in spirit, but not so much in execution, to [[Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off]]. Compare with [[Quit Your Whining]], in which it is verbal, but this trope can be used to "spicen" it up. If you need to lay a full-on beating to snap someone out of it, see [[Beat the Curse Out of Him]].

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 [[From Bad to Worse|smacking someone who's already suffering can easily do more harm than good.]]

The ''[[MythBusters]]'' 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 [[From Bad to 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]].

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{{quote|"There is no blood on your hands!" (and he was speaking literally)}}

* 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!|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]], 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]]'', 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).

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=== Tabletop Games ===

* Fairly common among the Imperial Guard of ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]''. When they're not being executed for cowardice, that is.

* Fairly common among the Imperial Guard of ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. When they're not being executed for cowardice, that is.

** ''[[Only War]]'', naturally, has several variations of this. Ranging from the Sergeant's Sweeping Order "Snap Out of It!" (shouts at all subordinates within communication range and if does it right, [[Standard Status Effects|Pinning or Fear effects]] on them end, so they may act normally from the next turn), and up to Summary Execution by the Commissar that motivates the rest. Plus several [[Bottled Resolve|combat drugs]].

* The Player's Handbook 3 for ''[[Dungeons ~~and~~ Dragons]]'' 4th Edition includes Skill Powers, such as "Snap Out of it", which is pretty much this trope.

* The Player's Handbook 3 for ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' 4th Edition includes Skill Powers, such as "Snap Out of it", which is pretty much this trope.

{{quote|''A smack across the face brings your ally back to his or her senses.''}}

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* General George S. Patton once famously slapped a young soldier who seemed to be suffering from shell shock (it turned out later he had malaria). It almost ended his career, proving that this [[Don't Try This At Home|isn't a good idea to try for real]].

** As a side note, the soldier Patton slapped later said, "He was probably pretty well worn out himself." Combat can do strange things to people. Patton's popularity saved him.

** It doesn't work if it is "shell shock" (PTSD) either. Anyone who's been in the Armed Forces can tell you that, combat experience or not. A person that far gone has usually spent themselves keeping a hold for as long as they have.

** This was parodied during the extensive ''Patton'' movie pastiche in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Bart the General". Bart does it, but Grampa scolds him:

{{quote|'''Grampa:''' You can push them out of a plane, you can march them off a cliff, you can send them off to die on some God-forsaken rock, but for some reason you can't slap them.}}

* [[~~Myth Busters~~]] tested this trope on their December 22, 2010 episode. Their result? ''Confirmed''. While not up to control, all three testers did better in practical tests when frazzled and then slapped than when unslapped.

* [[MythBusters]] tested this trope on their December 22, 2010 episode. Their result? ''Confirmed''. While not up to control, all three testers did better in practical tests when frazzled and then slapped than when unslapped.

** At least when the subject isn't suffering from PTSD, as above.

*** Depends, if the subject is already in a situation which can trigger a psychosis episode, it can actually snap them out of it. Largely due to the endorphins that get released from the sudden shock.