Who was the last person to tell you to 'calm down' ?

Probably a teacher.

I don't remember.

probably my kid

this doesn't happen to me very often... I can't recall

I dont remember

I can't remember exactly but I'm pretty sure it would have been my husband

I forgot.

my Therapist and the Emergency Room while I was there

I don't remember.

I don't recall. My SO seems like the most likely candidate, though.

The last person was my ...... mother! Who else????

HEY! CALM DOWN!!

i don't remember anyone telling me this but i'm sure it has happened at some point. i am usually the one who says this!

Ben.

I can't remember.

I'm sure it was my boyfriend. I tend to be pretty serious and at times high strung. I have no idea when, though.

I go absolutely nuts when someone tells me to calm down. I want to fudging kill them actually.

Probably this morning.

One of my Special Olympic athletes, who was freaking out, because he made a simple mistake.

Cant remember.............. I rarely lose my temper

My sister.

The last person was one of the clinic managers.... I had to tell her I'd stepped on someone's laptop computer and might have broken it, and I was pretty upset. Turned out it was hers!! Of all the people to tell....

> One of my Special Olympic athletes, who was freaking out, because he made a simple mistake.

And someone told you to calm down??

That phrase does often have that result, doesn't it?

I don't remember. Probably my last hissy fit. But it was more like "shut the fudge up!"

Sorry, I mis-read the question.

I don't think adults should tell other adults to calm down. It's patronizing.

Probably my mother, or younger brother, in jest.

Just pokin' fun, Pauly... no offense meant.

my dad like an hour ago

> Just pokin' fun, Pauly... no offense meant.

That is quite alright. NO harm done

SO

I had an accident in Pennsylvania, when the medevac helicopter arrived, the pilot couldn't descend through the cloud layer without knowing what the conditions were like below the cloud deck. After giving the fireman the Latitude and longitude from the GPS I told them to tell the pilot the ceiling was 900 feet with 7 mile visibility below the deck. The firemen wouldn't relay this information to the pilot. After the fourth time I gave them the information the fireman told me to calm down. I was getting pissed and told the fireman, "You need to tell the pilot what he needs to know to descend through the cloud layer!" I was really pissed that they couldn't or wouldn't tell the pilot what he needed to know. The pilot ended up landing at the airport and the Rescue squad had to take the woman to the airport to meet the helicopter.

Ralph.

My friend Snotty. He then hung up on me..lol

Know what I hate? I can't stand it when I'm going on an adrenaline rushin maniacal tirade/rampage and some self righteous busybody comes along spoiling my fun with a patronizing "CALM DOWN!" It totally ruins the mood.

Know what I think is weird? How I can be expressing the exact same sentiment or supporting what someone else says (a yeah, I know, or agreement kind of thing, and they get kudos, and I get (-). Isn't that freakin WEIRD?

My job foreman, he calls in with a freaking fire, and then when I get ready to put it out he says "Clam down!" F%#it you don't push my button and then say "Calm down!"

I just noticed you replied to this sorta recently. It's an interesting survey, because I always thought it was patronizing and bossy for adults to tell other adults to calm down. No one mentioned that aspect of it in here but me. I wonder how many people agree.

I can see a time and situation where an adult who is out of control, needs to be reminded about an overreacting emotional response to a given situation. But in a demeaning manner NO! In a manner that reflects concern that how they are responding may not be helping the situation but exasperating it. If I am upset don’t tell me to “calm down” that will only push my button further, explain to me why I should not be so upset in a calm and logical manner and I will be more receptive to your comment. I am not prone to flying off the handle but when I do it usually is for good reason.

I agree! I think that any time an adult is acting in ways people think they shouldn't be acting, it should be handled in an adult way. I think when adults say things in a patronizing or harsh way, it makes them look stupid. "Calm down!" "Knock that off!" and "Whatja do that for??" are not things adults should be saying to other adults no matter what they are doing. It's just rude. No one likes being talked down to, like they are a small child, even if they are acting like a brat. It's totally out of place and unnecessary. Miss manners calls it "the impulse rude." I could go on and on and on about it.