The Urge to Strangle an Officemate

I'm sure all working citizens have experienced this unpleasant feeling; that strong desire to grab your officemate's tongue through their nose, after swirling it inside their brain. Or maybe slowly skinning them alive under a Sahara desert type of location.

It could be because they've been pestering (note, not asking) you to do something that is not in your job description, they've probably been giving you a different information when they know you have to answer to your boss or maybe because they just gawk and leer too much when you're wearing your miniskirt. Either way, here are tips and tricks to get past that murderous feeling involving an officemate:

1.) Breathe in and breathe out

It really does something, especially when you're close to snapping anyone, even your boss. Try deep breaths and count up until the itch to throw something passes.

2.) Have a stress ball near you.

Or anything that would physically de-stress you. Waving a stick, eating chocolates, sucking on a candy or working on a rubik's cube will do wonders and slowly wash away your anger. You could also try walking for a bit outside your office. Just make sure the officemate you're mad at is out of range or you might become a headline in the news: "Officemate kills another over a document."

3.) Watch or read something positive or hilarious.

Give yourself a few minutes minutes to watch a funny video or an amusing anecdote online. Little humourous distractions will lessen your wrath. You get less mad thereby, prolonging the concerned party's life.

4.) Talk to someone

If you really still can't get over the fact that officemate no. 1 fucked you over a report then told the boss on you, tell officemate no. 2 or no. 3. Anyone, just make sure they are not a tattletale, your officemate no. 1 or worst, your boss might hear of it.

5.) Think happy thoughts.

You don't need to have magic dust or peter pan and allies help to have some. Just look over your pictures on your desk, or your facebook or maybe you have an inspirational note posted right over your computer. Just don't focus on your anger, focus on thinking happiness and merriment. 

 Remember, when you're angry, you're the one who's getting a whole lotta affected, not your officemate, especially not your boss. You're the one who's having a high blood pressure, gaining wrinkles and generally in a bad mood. You're not getting anything from being angry so just let it go and move on. By shooting down your officemate. Kidding, just move one and don't dwell too much on your anger.