# I have destructive impulses! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 13, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559 "2012-09-13T00:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/21 "2012-09-14T06:17:09Z")
> [@grude](#): > > slowly kill yourself over a decade with unsafe drug injection and alcoholism. So that explains it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/22 "2012-09-14T07:24:20Z")
See if you can convince a TV channel to make a docu-drama about your interesting life. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/23 "2012-09-14T11:55:49Z")
Shine bright spotlights into people’s homes at 3am. Its hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/24 "2012-09-14T13:12:47Z")
Well, just a suggestion, but maybe you could challenge yourself to, well, grow up. Your intellect needs more of a challenge than a determination to stay a 15yr old. Every fiber of your being is screaming for you to move on to adulthood, even manifesting as destructive urges! Grow up and get your shit together, already. You don’t have to live a drone life in the suburbs, there are lots of creative ways to live on the fringe and pursue whatever interests you have. But get on with it already. You leave the impression you’re purposely pursuing the life of a 15yr old shit disturbing, asshole. No regard for anyone else, and a burning need for attention. Try doing something honestly attention worthy, for a change, instead of just juvenile and jerkish, why don’t you? Sheesh, you’re an adult now, develop a little self awareness. What’s driving you to be such an attention whore? There has to be some positive way to feed that monster. Find it, for Crikey’s sake, it’s not like you don’t possess creativity! There, I said it. It’s just my opinion, and you did ask! ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/25 "2012-09-14T15:58:23Z")
Hrmm, I’d recommend starting an MMO, but I’ve struggled with meeting basic obligations while playing one. May not be too handy. Perhaps Ritalin, work and play? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/26 "2012-09-14T16:29:58Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > Backwards. That way you can remind yourself every time you look in a mirror. No, the point of the tattoo is to warn everyone she meets. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/27 "2012-09-14T17:35:01Z")
1. Save your money for a Humvee, Flame Thrower, grappling hook, siren and a small mattress. 2. Remove the muffler from said Humvee 3. Remove Drivers seat and replace it with a small mattress 4. Use the grappling hook to steal nearby objects or to snare sex partners 5. Have Sex partner lay on the mattress with feet on the pedals 6. Reverse cowgirl position; you have the wheel 7. Give verbal commands to sex partner for braking and/or accelerating 8. Use the flame thrower to ignite anything flammable 9. Drive around with siren on while knocking down any picket fences you may see 10. Drive real fast to avoid local police and jail 11. The hail is a tough one. Maybe you could wear a helmet. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/28 "2012-09-14T23:12:11Z")
> [@Crab\_Rangoon](#): > > Oh - he’ll regret that when he gets older! Why the hate? ---
**Author:** ![panaccione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/29 "2012-09-15T00:18:52Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Well, just a suggestion, but maybe you could challenge yourself to, well, grow up. Your intellect needs more of a challenge than a determination to stay a 15yr old. Every fiber of your being is screaming for you to move on to adulthood, even manifesting as destructive urges! > > Grow up and get your shit together, already. You don’t have to live a drone life in the suburbs, there are lots of creative ways to live on the fringe and pursue whatever interests you have. But get on with it already. You leave the impression you’re purposely pursuing the life of a 15yr old shit disturbing, asshole. No regard for anyone else, and a burning need for attention. > > Try doing something honestly attention worthy, for a change, instead of just juvenile and jerkish, why don’t you? > > Sheesh, you’re an adult now, develop a little self awareness. What’s driving you to be such an attention whore? There has to be some positive way to feed that monster. Find it, for Crikey’s sake, it’s not like you don’t possess creativity! > > There, I said it. It’s just my opinion, and you did ask! Wow what a nice response. Don’t listen to these people saying to “grow up.” that’s such a non-answer. Just relax, my friend. If you get those urges breathe deeply and literally say to yourself “relax relax relax”. Keep doing this until it works. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/30 "2012-09-15T00:32:04Z")
As some others have suggested, figure out a socially acceptable way of channeling those destructive impulses: paintball, sports, video games, performances of _Titus Andronicus_, etc. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/31 "2012-09-15T00:40:25Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Start a band. Start a banned band. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559/32 "2012-09-15T01:03:09Z")
Troll a message board. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-destructive-impulses/634559.md?page=1)