History Main / GetAHoldOfYourselfMan

Alternatively in a program wanting to limit the potential for imitation violence, a glass of cold water may be used to bring the subject back to their senses.

Might overlap with the DopeSlap; also compare ZenSlap, when a Zen master does this to their disciple for the purpose of enlightening them. May also be used on a HystericalWoman -- [[WouldHitAGirl even by a man]]. Similar in spirit, but not so much in execution, to DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff. Compare with QuitYourWhining, in which it is verbal, but this trope can be used to spice it up. If you need to lay a full-on beating to snap someone out of it, see BeatTheCurseOutOfHim. A form of ToughLove.

For reassembling after destruction, see PullingThemselvesTogether.

* During the Sicily campaign, General George S. Patton slapped a soldier suffering from shell shock in two separate incidents. One was later found to be suffering from malaria, the other was JustFollowingOrders after repeatedly requesting to stay with his unit. It almost ended Patton's career, proving that this [[DontTryThisAtHome isn't a good idea to try for real]]. As a side note, the soldier Patton slapped later said, "He was probably pretty well worn out himself." Combat can do strange things to people. Patton's popularity and [[UltimateJobSecurity effectiveness as a battle commander]] saved him. All the same, [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Patton's boss]] ordered him to apologize. It doesn't work if it is "shell shock" (PTSD), either. Anyone who's been in the Armed Forces can tell you that, combat experience or not. A person that far gone has usually spent themselves keeping a hold for as long as they have. This was parodied during the extensive ''Patton'' movie pastiche in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Bart the General". Bart (the "Patton" of the parody does it, but just like actual Patton he gets scolded for it, this time by Grampa Abe (as the superior officer of the parody):

* The 2022 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Ceremony had Creator/WillSmith do this to Creator/ChrisRock in response to Rock's tasteless joke about Jada Plinkett's baldness. After slapping Rock, Smith shouted "Keep my wife's name out of [[PrecisionFStrike your fucking mouth]]!"

The ''Series/MythBusters'' tested a myth based on this trope and found that -- at least when [[SlapYourselfAwake dealing with someone who's merely tired and frazzled]] -- a slap to the face ''does'' help the slapped person regain his or her focus. Apparently the surprise and minor pain of a slap kicks in the 'fight or flight' response and temporarily boosts adrenaline and related hormones. Nevertheless, it should be applied with extreme caution, as smacking someone when you don't know what's wrong with them can easily do more harm than good.

* In ''FanFic/ThisBites'', Cross delivers one to Chopper [[spoiler:to snap him out of his MadDoctor alternate persona. Given that this seems the most effective way to do so, and that Chopper's research is actually useful,]] Chopper receives a lot of them as the story goes.
** If the Boa sisters ever find themselves [[HeroicBSOD lost in the horrific memories of their slavery]], Salome is trained to bite Sandersonia and Marigold to snap them out of them.

* In the DirectToVideo ''Film/MuppetClassicTheater'', during the Rumpelstiltskin rendition, Piggy's father gets a little overboard trying to introduce himself and his daughter to the king.

* During the Sicily campaign, General George S. Patton slapped a soldier suffering from shell shock in two separate incidents. One was later found to be suffering from malaria, the other was JustFollowingOrders after repeatedly requesting to stay with his unit. It almost ended Patton's career, proving that this [[DontTryThisAtHome isn't a good idea to try for real]].
** As a side note, the soldier Patton slapped later said, "He was probably pretty well worn out himself." Combat can do strange things to people. Patton's popularity and [[UltimateJobSecurity effectiveness as a battle commander]] saved him. All the same, [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Patton's boss]] ordered him to apologize.
** It doesn't work if it is "shell shock" (PTSD), either. Anyone who's been in the Armed Forces can tell you that, combat experience or not. A person that far gone has usually spent themselves keeping a hold for as long as they have.
** This was parodied during the extensive ''Patton'' movie pastiche in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Bart the General". Bart (the "Patton" of the parody does it, but just like actual Patton he gets scolded for it, this time by Grampa Abe (as the superior officer of the parody):

** This practice is the premise behind one of the microgames in ''VideoGame/WarioWare: Smooth Moves'': You play as the supervising monk and must do a quick slapping motion with the Wii Remote whenever he passes by a monk nodding off or not paying attention to put them back in line.

** This was parodied during the extensive ''Patton'' movie pastiche in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Bart the General". Bart does it, but Grampa scolds him:

* In some sects of Zen Buddhism, a monk walks the room during meditation sessions with a light, flat stick. When a meditating monk loses his focus because he starts to get tired, he will lean forward to get a light slap between the shoulder blades with the stick, which triggers the reaction to make him fully awake again.

For reassembling after destruction, see PullingThemselvesTogether. Also not to be confused with ADateWithRosiePalms.

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His {{Sidekick}}, DistaffCounterpart, [[NumberTwo right-hand man or woman]], love interest (specially the ladies of the {{Tsundere}} or BrokenBird kind) or [[TheLeader superior]] jolts him back to his senses with a sharp slap, a straight-up punch to the face, a shake to both shoulders or an AngryCollarGrab, and occasionally a retort for him to get his head out of his ass already (see entry title for the archetypal one). The shame-faced hero says something along the lines of "Thanks. I needed that." Less appreciatively he'll say "Not even my dad hits me!", but will eventually calm down.

* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': In chapter 8 Shinji flips out after seeing [[spoiler:Asuka’s war plane crashing down]] and he loses control of his own plane. Gendo’s reaction was [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/1487117/003/ quoting the line almost verbatim.]]

-->'''Ragnarok''': Alright, Crona, you listen to me, and you listen to me good. Get up. On your feet. After all that stuff we talked about, don’t turn into a hypocrite. [[TiredOfRunning I ain’t scared no more, I’m ready for this!]] You shouldn’t be either. I’m with you! Albarn’s with you! Hell, if everyone else was here, [[TrueCompanions I’m sure they’d have pom-poms at the ready too!]] [[spoiler: So what if you’re not completely human? I’m not either!]] You gotta learn not to take everyone’s crap at face value. It’s like what Albarn is saying – [[BeYourself you’re you!]] Can’t anybody change that!

* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'', where a man wakes up as just a head and screams "AAAAAH! DOCTOR, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY BODY!?" The doctor slaps him and he says "Thanks, I needed that."

* ''Fanfic/AlternateTailSeries''

* In ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', Asuka delivers this trope almost word for word to Shinji in chapter 2, thankfully without the slapping. It is possible that had this occurred before the Third Impact, she would have slapped him, but she was probably afraid to (given what happened during instrumentality, and the fact he's the only other person left on earth).