Sometimes you have to let out steam. By engaging in foreplay, it’s enough to get pretentious boloney going around the table. Yes, that is correct, once you’ve had a drink some people tend to talk gibberish.
Most people have a shot or two and jest around to have fun. Their inhibitions are gone. Most seem to contain their excitement while on occasion they might start yelling nonsense. If they keep going on, ultimately the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back may irritate you.
A rule of thumb is to avoid conflict. Try and contain your emotions. Yes, there might be one who has had one too many, and then gone off on a tangent towards humiliating others. If you just happen to be his or her victim, you could leave and avoid losing your cool. On the other hand, if you become really embarrassed but haven’t left, then get up and walk away. You could always come back a few minutes later.
For example, you might decide to simply ignore the person. Don't engage and walk away from any type of provocation. Or you might be able to mentally block them out. At those times when they've really gotten under your skin, it helps to get your mind off of the offense. I’ve personally found that keeping to myself and not succumbing to provocation seems to work wonders, as the provoker doesn’t get his or her own way. Bullies are keen to prove themselves!
The bottom line is letting off steam is a good way to create inner balance; enhance endorphin release to appreciate yourself and everything you’ve done to get to where you are.
Take care!
Prof. Carl Boniface
Some benefits of ignoring people:
Vocabulary builder:
Let out steam (idiom) = If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way. Exercise is a good way of relaxing or letting off steam.
Foreplay (n) = arousal, stimulation
Pretentious boloney (idiom) = attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed..
Gibberish (n) nonsense, babble, rubbish, drivel, garbage
The proverbial straw that broke the camel's back (idiom) "the straw that broke the camel's back" describes a minor or routine action that causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction due to the cumulative effect of previous small actions.
Tangent (n) = line, curve, angle, refraction, curvature
Embarrassed (adj) = uncomfortable, self-conscious, ashamed, nervous, mortified, humiliated, discomfited, (ant) proud
Jest (n) joke, prank, banter, gag
Inhibitions (n) = reserves, hangups, embarrassments, shyness, self-consciousness, (ant) spontaneities
Succumbing (v) = yielding, submitting, surrendering, capitulating, give way, give in, (ant) withstanding
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