What Kind Of Volcano Are You?

1. How frequently do you lose your temper to some degree?

Every Day

Weekly

Monthly or several times a year

I haven't lost it YET

I can't remember the last time

2. When you lose your temper how bad do you behave/feel?

I say whats on my mind at the first opportunity. I rarely raise my voice, because I catch it before it escalates.

I can be pretty snarky sometimes, but it doesn't seem to bother most people and some people find it entertaining.

It's all about context. I'm careful to be polite with people I work with, I don't take it out on the people closest to me unless it's personal, but if someone's being a complete idiot to me in public I'll put them in their place.

There's only one person I've ever really lost my temper with. They were in the hospital for 3 weeks.

I used to be a bit of a hot-head and was easily upset, but for some reason now it would take A LOT to make me act out.

3. How much do you notice the rudeness of strangers?

Constantly! People stand blocking doorways, butt in front of you in line, crowd you in the aisles, give you dirty looks...grrrr

Rarely. I only really notice when someone is deliberately doing something that gets in my way.

Everywhere I look there are shitty people who are annoying and self centered and I hate them all whether they're actively being rude or not.

Most of the time we are all just focused on our own tasks and responsibilities, rudeness generally isn't intended.

I don't notice anything, I'm usually mentally distracted when I'm out and about.

4. If your mother gives you a lecture you think is unneccessary what do you do?

We lecture each other constantly. If she's going to pick at me, I'll pick at her.

I affirm to her quickly and firmly that it is none of her business and she's quite clearly wrong.She keeps going...

I affirm to her quickly and firmly that it is none of her business and she's quite clearly wrong. She stops immediately.

She only lectures me about what and how much I should eat

Whether it's true or not, I listen and remind myself that it is good advice.

5. What do you do when someone takes a personal shot at a quality you are very insecure about (i.e. your weight, penis length, looks, smell, intelligence...) ?

Context! At work, family gatherings etc... you laugh it off. If it's someone you know really has it in for you and in a place you can get away with it, teach them a lesson.

If it was someone I cared about it would hurt, but then again no matter who it was they'd probably just be lashing out because of something going on in their own life.

I know who I am and my faults. If someone is mean enough to point them out, they aren't my friend.

I feel like so many people I know are always taking shots like that at me, but putting them forward as helpful advise. It irritates me!

I control my temper. Losing it just causes bad feeling and further awkwardness.

6. If you shared a desk with someone at work who left a half eaten piece of pizza wrapped in plastic in the desk drawer for 2 or more days, what would you do?

I would completely ignore it, not touch it, but remember it to add to the list of inconsiderate things they imposed on me but never come out in the open.

Even though other people might try to convince me to ignore it, the next time I saw them I'd verbally zing them about it.. like call them a pig.

I just wouldn't use the drawer and would complain behind their back.

I would throw it out for them, because I know what it's like to be forgetful.

Things happen. I'd check with them before throwing out the pizza, or ask them to throw it out politely.