Unless you’re a super disciplined Buddhist monk living in a beautiful, calm, remote part of the earth, you’re probably bound to experience some level of annoyance in life. It may be mildly infuriating, like getting someone else's food delivered to your door by mistake. Medium… getting locked out of your house. Or hot. Witnessing a despicable human being carrying out acts that shall not be mentioned here.
Thankfully, there’s somewhere you can go when the world tests your temper. And you really need to vent. r/ExtremelyInfuriating has more than 176,000 members, collectively raging about things that drive them to the brink of anger. From daily frustrations, to serious issues, news articles, personal stories, or just pet peeves, people are sharing and supporting each other through the reddest of times. Bored Panda has put together the top posts from the page, and many prove that mankind does indeed have a long way to go.
#1 I Had To Evacuate From The Wildfires In LA
Had 30 minutes to leave my home. When my manager called me and asked if I remembered my work laptop. I said no I was fleeing for my life she sent this message to our group.
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#2 Artificially Obsolete
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#3 People Suck
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Some of us manage our anger well. And some of us really don’t. It all comes down to emotional regulation. And sometimes, our current mood or the way our day is going, or not going, can play a part in whether we want to roll our eyes at something, or punch the wall in a fit of rage. Not advised.
Anger is a completely normal, human emotion. We are meant to feel it, in healthy doses. Lest we bottle everything up and one day explode like a pressure cooker. It's how you manage the infuriating moments that matters. Not controlling your anger can cause destruction that'll have a negative impact on your daily life, personal relationships, work, mental health and general wellbeing.
#4 Racist Karen Leaves A Message (Not Mine)
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#5 Florida Teacher Here. This Is Our School’s “Library” Now
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#6 This Cat Left In A Cage On The Side Of The Road
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There's a whole lot happening in our bodies when we get mildly annoyed or highly p*ssed off. According to the American Psychological Association, just like other emotions, anger is accompanied by physiological and biological changes. When your blood boils, so to speak, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as do the levels of your energy hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline.
#7 280+ Year Old Tree In My Town Cut Down To Build Chick-Fil-A
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#8 How On Earth Are Disposable Vapes With Lithium Batteries Legal?
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#9 Neighbor Blocked The Dryer For 45 Minutes So She Could Use It When Her Clothes Finished
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Dr Jerry Deffenbacher is a psychologist who specializes in anger management. The expert says some people are more “hotheaded” than others are. Basically, they get angry more easily and more intensely than the average person does.
Think about how different people react to someone cutting in front of them in traffic. One might shrug it off and turn the soothing music up. Another might fly into a fit of rage and jump out of their car wielding a baseball bat.
#10 Tesla Exploded In The Middle Of The Night
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#11 I Beg Your Finest F*****g Pardon, That's Not How This Works
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#12 I Was In Mexico And I Saw This. These Poor Chickens And Ducks
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"People who are easily angered generally have what some psychologists call a low tolerance for frustration, meaning simply that they feel that they should not have to be subjected to frustration, inconvenience, or annoyance," notes the APA site. "They can’t take things in stride, and they’re particularly infuriated if the situation seems somehow unjust: for example, being corrected for a minor mistake." Here's looking at you, Karen.
#13 Neighbor Behind Our Property Was Target Shooting In The Direction Of Our Home Because They “Thought No One Lived There”
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#14 Ticketmaster Scammed Thousands Of Fans, "Sold Out" Stadium Concert Is Empty
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#15 Oh My God
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On the other end, there are those who don't have big angry outbursts, but rather live their lives chronically irritable and grumpy. Easily angered people don’t always curse and throw things, says Deffenbacher. Sometimes they withdraw socially, sulk, or even get physically ill.
You tolerance to highly infuriating situations might be genetic. The APA notes that previous research has revealed that some babies are "born irritable, touchy, and easily angered, and that these signs are present from a very early age."
#16 This Is Beyond Fuckedup
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#17 How I Found My Car This Morning When I Was About To Go To Work
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#18 Moving Horror
We moved from Nebraska to Maryland and hired a company to move us. They didn't have a big enough truck so we had to throw away some of our stuff and leave behind some things like my husband's big work bench. It took 3 weeks to get to us and we only got back 1/3 of our entire 2 bedroom apartment. I've spent days crying over this. I paid them $3,000. They told me to file a claim but without receipts to prove what we bought they would deny it immediately, that is exactly what the representative on the phone said. We lost SO MUCH! That wooden chest was handmade by my husband's great grandpa and it's DESTROYED!
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The way we are brought up, or who and what we are exposed to can also play a part. Some of us are taught that anger is is negative and we shouldn't express it. We therefore don't learn to channel our anger properly.
Others learn that it's okay to show your emotions. Whether they be anger, sadness, or pure joy. And they also learn to regulate their emotions so that they don't have big outbursts.
The APA's site reveals that people who are easily angered often come from families that are "disruptive, chaotic, and not skilled at emotional communications."
#19 How Does This Even Happen????
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#20 Got This Frantic Text Early In The Morning. Dad Has My Back. I’m 20 Btw And She Kicked Me Out Of Her House Already
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#21 Are You Being Serious?
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#22 Pitbull Is In A Chihuahua Cage
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#23 I Work Hotel Maintenance And This Is What I Pulled Up To This Morning
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#24 Sold As “Nut Free” Chocolate. It’s Not Even Chocolate
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#25 Egyptian Authorities Are Destroying Heritage Sites To Make Room For Highways
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#26 This Hotel Owner, James Brock, Poured Acid In His Pool In 1965 At The Monson Motor Lodge Just Because Black Individuals Wanted To Relax And Cool Off In The Pool Too
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#27 My “Friends” Neglected Goldfish
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#28 Nobody Cares About Handicapped Parking In My Town
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#29 Wtf Adobe🤡
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#30 This Is Bs. This Guy Is About To Have A Heat Stroke Because Of Corporations Not Giving Him Access To A/C. Poor Guy
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#31 My Brother Decided To "Re-Claim" My Autographed Pete The Cat Plush That Was Signed By Eric Litwin Back In 2011. I F*****g Hate Him
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#32 Mandatory Tipping
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#33 The Way My School "Helps" It's Students. Not Able To Go To The Bathroom Or Get Water Or Food
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#34 Having To Put Your Dog Down Because Of The Negligence Of Another Dog Owner
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#35 So I Broke My Leg. This Doesn’t Include The Emergency Room Visit Prior
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#36 What The F*ck Is This
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#37 The Bathrooms At My School Don't Have Stall Doors
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#38 Starbucks Bathroom Finding
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#39 He Removed A Divider And Let His Kids Lie Ubder An Art Piece. (Light Art Museum Budapest.)
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#40 Found On Mildlyinfuriating. Nothing Mild About This
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#41 Maybe The World Should Burn
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#42 I Think The Word "Why" Fits My Thoughts Best
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#43 Narcissistic Gender Reveal
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#44 Dolphin Dies After Tourists Yank It Out Of Ocean For Selfies
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#45 Finished Work For The Day And Couldn’t Get Back In My Car
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#46 Knocked A Candle Onto My Brand New Boots
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#47 How Much Krispy Kreme Throws Out
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#48 How It Be When The Spray Can Runs Out Of Air But There’s Still So Much Cheese Inside
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#49 My Future Sister-In-Law Infuriates Me So Much
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#50 Men
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#51 My Kids (Age 3 & 5) Decided To Paint My Switch With Tattoo Ink
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#52 I’m Already Sick And I See This
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#53 Nerissa And Katherine Lyon
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#54 He Got Away With Grooming A 12 Year Old Because He Is Attractive. 1.4 Million Followers On Weibo Saying How Cute They Look Together
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#55 My Car That I Bought Because My Previous Car Was Totaled In A Rear Ending Just Got Rear Ended
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#56 This Is What Papa Murphys Put On My Mom's Order Because She Called In A Few Minutes Before Closing
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#57 Blocking 5 Of My Business' 9 Spots With 2 Being Handicapped Spaces To Go Eat At The Chinese Restaurant Next Door
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#58 This Employee Dumping Grease In The Storm Drain
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#59 Price Gauging After A Disaster
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#60 Mom Gets Her Young Kid A Tattoo
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#61 5 Teens Mocked And Laughed At A Man Drowning To His Death
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#62 Wtf Is Wrong With People, Its A Video Game
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#63 "Its Just A Prank Brah"
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#64 To Be Fair, Every Customer At This Theatre Is Either 6y/O, Brain Damaged, Or Both
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#65 Went To Go Make Biscuits For Dinner Tonight…
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#66 What The Actual F**k
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#67 Crazy Mom Don't Let Her Son Sleep Without Her Permission
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#68 Waiting At Mcdonald’s For Over An Hour. We Walked A Few Miles There Or Else We Wouldn’t Have Waited
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#69 All Of This Food Is Still Edible. There's No Discoloration, No Damage To Packages. Yet We Have Throw It Out Because A Company Claims It's Expired
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#70 This Order Of Mine That Took Years To Be Shipped
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#71 This Is Just Insane
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#72 This Dad On Craigslist
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#73 My Mom Died In October, Today I Recieved This Letter From A S*****g
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#74 The Mona Lisa Got Smeared By A Cake By An Activist
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#75 Cop Doing 90 In A 35 With No Lights Or Sirens Kills 2 People, Media Still Tries To Blame The Deceased
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#76 R/Art Is Banning Artists Who Have Styles "Too Similar To AI Generated Art."
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#77 My Copay On This Bottle Of Eye Drops Is $303/Month Until I Reach My Deductible. Then It Is $80/Month
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#78 This Is Just Sinful. Technoblade Was An Amazing Person And This Is The Worst Way To Celebrate His Life
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#79 This Is My Hotel's Public Pool After Somebody Decided They Didn't Want To Pay 2 Dollars To Use The Washing Machines
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#80 Elon Musk Posted N**i Puns On Twitter/X
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#81 What The Actual F**k Michigan
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