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{{trope}}
[[File:Get_hold_of_yourself_3329.jpg|link=Green Lantern
{{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.]]
For reassembling after destruction, see [[Pulling Themselves Together]]. Also not to be confused with [[A Date
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== 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.
* In [[Dragon Age:
{{quote| "There is no blood on your hands!" (and he was speaking literally)}}
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