History Main / GetAHoldOfYourselfMan

** Orks have a similar rule where morale tests can be passed by the boss dealing a few good thwacks to his underlings. Tend to be lethal more often than not, but orks [[ComedicSociopathy aren't awfully concerned about it. ]]

** Orks have a similar rule where morale tests can be passed by the boss dealing a few good thwacks to his underlings.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'', [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1417-j SCP-1417-J ("Passive-Aggressive Meteorite")]]. In the Emergency Procedure 1634-Broadway procedure the Foundation personnel use, Dr. Anderson slaps Sullivan, Becker and Kemal when they pretend to start losing control of their emotions.

* Japanese wrestling legend (and new Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall Of Fame inductee) Wrestling/AntonioInoki is/was known for this... among other types of hitting.
* When Maria kept worrying over her tag team match with John Cena, he kissed her to shut her up.
* In {{WCW}}, when Torrie Wilson was {{Corpsing}} during RandySavage's backstage rampage, he slapped her to break her out of it. {{Website/Botchamania}} turned this into a meme:

* Wrestling/MsChif did this to Ministry Of Hate Stablemate and Gateway Heavyweight Champion Nikki Strychnine, to get him to stop thinking about "love" and focus on defending his title. Unfortunately for her and him, [[WrongGenreSavvy it did not have the desired affect]], Nikki lost his title and [[VillainousBreakdown would remain in depressed for the better part of a year.]]

* In DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns, the WisePrince protagonist applies a very strong backhand to Faren, the dwarven commoner, in order to snap him out of a serious case of [[HeroicBSOD shut-down brain]] that the latter ended up in after being shoved into his worst nightmare by the Sloth Demon. He follows it with a CooldownHug of epic proportions. BigBrotherMentor indeed.

* In {{WCW}}, when Torrie Wilson was {{Corpsing}} during RandySavage's backstage rampage, he slapped her to break her out of it. {{Botchamania}} turned this into a meme:

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' DeathFic ''FanFic/TwoWorldsOneLovedOne'', Scrooge clouts Darkwing with his cane, sensing that he's thinking about giving up, and scolds him for even considering dishonoring [[DeadSidekick Launchpad's]] memory by not continuing with his good work.

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 [[FromBadToWorse smacking someone who's already suffering can easily do more harm than good.]]

With the human-centered PercussiveMaintenance, of course!

Might overlap with the DopeSlap. May also be used on a HystericalWoman -- [[WouldNotHitAGirl 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 "spicen" it up. If you need to lay a full-on beating to snap someone out of it, see BeatTheCurseOutOfHim. A form of ToughLove.

* Japanese wrestling legend (and new Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall Of Fame inductee) Antonio Inoki is/was known for this... among other types of hitting.

* ''MythBusters'' tested this trope on their December 22nd 2010 episode. Their result? ''Confirmed''. While not up to control, all three testers did better in practical tests when frazzled and then slapped than when unslapped.

* In ''Fanfic/WhiteDevilOfTheMoon'', Nanoha's in the middle of a HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:finally confirming that she is the resurrected Princess Serenity, that her past life was just one big colossal failure, that the Senshi's [[SenselessSacrifice sacrifices were in vain because]] [[DrivenToSuicide Serenity killed herself in grief]], that this is could have been avoided if Queen Serenity did better in teaching Princess Serenity and that all of these memories are driving her to the point where she isn't sure where Serenity ends and she starts.]] Fate solves this problem by [[spoiler:making her feelings known and kissing her]]

The ''Series/MythBusters'' 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 [[FromBadToWorse smacking someone who's already suffering can easily do more harm than good.]]

Might overlap with the DopeSlap. May also be used on a HystericalWoman -- 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 "spicen" it up. If you need to lay a full-on beating to snap someone out of it, see BeatTheCurseOutOfHim. A form of ToughLove.

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 or a straight-up punch to the face, and occasionally a retort for him to get his head out of his ass already (see entry title for the archetypal one). In anime, the phrase "''Shikkari shiro!''" is often heard. The shame-faced hero says something along the lines of "Thanks. I needed that." Less appreciatively he'll say "[[Memes/{{Gundam}} Not even my dad hits me!]]", but still calm down.

* In Fanfic/NarutoVeanganceRevelaitons, Ronan does this to Sakura and [[spoiler:his son]] Ekaj when they become hysterical with worry over his going off to be a FakeDefector for the Council. Considering [[JerkSue his]] [[BastardBoyfriend past]] [[JerkAss behavior]], it comes off as more abusive than most examples of the trope.

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 or a straight-up punch to the face, and occasionally a retort for him to get his head out of his ass already (see entry title for the archetypal one). In anime, the phrase "''Shikkari shiro!''" is often heard. 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 still calm down.

* In DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns, the WisePrince protagonist applies a very strong backhand to Faren, the dwarven commoner, in order to snap him out of a serious case of shut-down brain that the latter ended up in after being shoved into his worst nightmare by the Sloth Demon. He follows it with a CooldownHug of epic proportions. BigBrotherMentor indeed.

** Even earlier than this episode, they examined this trope in terms of a "sobering up" technique after getting drunk and deemed it plausible. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mmJMIwsaDQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=107s Cue Adam getting slapped by Jamie]].

** Even earlier than this episode, they examined this trope in terms of a "sobering up" technique after getting drunk and deemed it plausible. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9mmJMIwsaDQ#t=108s Cue Adam getting slapped by Jamie]].

* In ''Fanfic/TheWhiteDevilOfTheMoon'', Nanoha's in the middle of a HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:finally confirming that she is the resurrected Princess Serenity, that her past life was just one big colossal failure, that the Senshi's [[SenselessSacrifice sacrifices were in vain because]] [[DrivenToSuicide Serenity killed herself in grief]], that this is could have been avoided if Queen Serenity did better in teaching Princess Serenity and that all of these memories are driving her to the point where she isn't sure where Serenity ends and she starts.]] Fate solves this problem by [[spoiler:making her feelings known and kissing her]]

** 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.

Might overlap with the DopeSlap. May also be used on a HystericalWoman -- 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 "spicen" it up. If you need to lay a full-on beating to snap someone out of it, see BeatTheCurseOutOfHim.