Similar to the Mirror Strategy, the Give ‘Em Hell and Yell Strategy allows people to see how verbally toxic they are. Although we have been conditioned that it’s not nice to scream and yell at people, there are times when you have no choice. You are at your wit’s end. You’ve tried everything else and the verbal vulture still doesn’t “hear” you.
There is nothing else to do but “let ‘em have it!” Go for it! Be as loud and angry as you want. Let your face turn red and the veins in your neck pop out and pulsate. Yes, you can even say a four-letter word or two and contort your face to look like a monster. The key is to say anything (short of threatening their livelihood or their life) to get out the anger and frustration that you have towards them. Don’t keep any of it in! Open the flood gates and let it roar! It gives you permission to act like a wild tiger. Yes, you read correctly, I said that it was okay to use cuss words (but don’t make a habit of it). Doing so, and “shocking” them into listening to you, might be the only way you can get them to finally hear you.
A big word of CAUTION! Never use any of these strategies in conjunction with your hands, arms, fists, legs, feet, or teeth. Never use any weapons (knives, forks, guns, rifles, machine guns, or hand grenades) whatsoever, even if it’s only done for effect, to threaten or scare your verbally offensive opponent. The potential consequences can be horrific!
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