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The demons of [[Wangst]] have possessed Bob, sending him spiraling into a [[Heroic BSOD]]. He begins to spill out all of his sorrows to Alice, who promptly informs Bob that she does not give a shit. Bob has a job to do, and he had better not let his Wangst get in the way of performing his duty.
 
This'''Quit tropeYour Whining''' comes in many flavors. If the viewers/readers perceive Bob to be [[The Scrappy]], this trope will make it seem as if Bob is [[Take That, Scrappy!|getting what he deserves]], and Alice is doing what she should be doing. If the viewers/reader perceive Bob to be [[The Woobie]], this trope will make Alice seem like a [[Jerkass]]. Or, if Bob is entering a [[Wangst]] storm that seems uncharacteristic of him, and this trope manages to make him snap out of it, neither characters will be viewed negatively. Or, it could backfire spectacularly, causing Bob to remain in his [[Heroic BSOD]] and making Alice seem like an idiot.
 
Bob does not need to explicitly tell Alice what it is he is Wangsting about—if Alice can infer, or has been informed of, what the subject of the Wangst is, she can perform this trope anyway.
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* Lt. Colonel Strobl is guilt-stricken due to the fact that when the [[War On Terror|war in Iraq]] kicked off, he volunteered for a staff position stateside so he could spend more time with his family, while others (including the young Marine he [[Due to the Dead|volunteered to escort back home]]) are fighting and dying. An old war vet sets him straight after he starts verbalizing his angst.
{{quote|'''Charlie Fitts''': Want to be with your family every night... ''you think you have to justify that?''}}
 
 
== [[Literature]] ==
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* In ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', Graystripe is with his mate as she dies [[Death by Childbirth|giving birth to his kits]], and he wails his grief to the skies. Cue Tigerclaw coming along, cuffing him, and ordering him to "Stop that moaning".
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "The Weight of the World," Willow does this to Buffy.
* In ''[[Dead Like Me]]'', Rube has this attitude toward George. He's a [[Jerkass]]. Although he is supposed to be a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]], sometimes you wonder.
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