I tried to explain the concept of cute aggression to someone who’s never experienced it before. It did not go well. They thought I wanted to hurt puppies.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s when you see a cute thing, like a puppy. And it makes you want to shake the puppy and hug him so tight that his body turns into liquefied puppy batter that splatters all over your face.
…I’m bad at explaining things.
it’s a bit like intrusive thoughts, a mental picture of violence. it’s a bit embarrassing to acknowledge to have such violent imagery, but i don’t act on it.
Intrusive thoughts is something many people have, and if you aren’t damaged as fuck, you won’t act on them. Something else to compare it with would be the call of the void - that feels similar.
I definitely understand the call of the void. The mental image of killing my cats quells any desire to squish them - for me - but I get it.