When one attacks oneself verbally during a period of sadness or other negative emotion (anger, etc.), usually with plenty of
force. (
Ex.: Calling oneself an idiot, retard or other attribute that insults the person’s intelligence, actions, etc.). One
will frequently speak in 2nd person. Sadness Aneurysms come in 3 stages:
1. The victim
will begin to feel their sadness change to anger, and
will occasionally begin to growl, grumble or otherwise voice their emotional morphing.
2. The victim
will begin to mentally insult themselves, yelling insults at themselves in their heads. You should be able to tell by now if they are having a sadness aneurysm, as their face
will frequently turn red.
3. The insults become verbal, and the person may mumble or shout them, depending on the severity of the sadness aneurysm. Eventually, the person
will either cool down, or commit mass homicide to all around them. It is best not to talk to them, particularly in this stage, as they may lash out, making the sadness aneurysm worse. This stage gives the sadness aneurysm its name, as the victim
will usually act as if they are having an aneurysm.
John: Dammit! You should have gotten that test question
right, you bumbling, idiotic fool! How can you live with yourself?!
Steve: What’s up with
John?
Tom: Leave him be. He’s having a sadness aneurysm because he messed up on an easy question that failed him the math test today.
Steve: Oh. Ok.