do you slam your head against the wall in frustration?

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When young I used to head but brick walls - now some 35 years later I bang my head into walls only when I'm looin my temper, something like better to hurt myself than someone else.

Slam, no.

Just the odd light tapping my head against the wall. Tappety, tap, tap, tap....

No: the wall might crack from my head banging on it and then I'd have to fix and repaint it. I only bang my head on the hardwood floor which is sturdier.

No, it would hurt.

I tend to suffer from headaches and migraines, so nothing that involves pain on my head is welcome. I do, however, punch, kick and slam things. I've destroyed a PSP, a cellphone and my favorite headphones

do you live in a literal gingerbread house? is it that easy to damage the wall?

Drywall is probably the most common type of wall covering in modern homes, and it's very easy to damage it.

I've banged my head against walls before.

And pipes....

And poles....

It's a miracle that my head is still intact. The walls, pipes, and poles certainly were able to take the brunt of my frustration.

No, the pain and sensation would be way too jarring for me. Anytime I've been hit in the head it feels like my brain is being jostled and my vision gets all messed up.

No. Sometimes in frustration I slammed or squahed my body against walls tho

I am feeling the kind of extreme frustration today that usually leads to head banging and just hoping I won't get to that point. It started yesterday. Something unexpected came up and I had a crying meltdown over it. Ended up with one of those horrible post-crying headaches and still had it when I woke up this morning. I couldn't go to work. Haven't even showered or gotten dressed today. Just feel totally unable to function or do anything.

My head is just spinning right now with things I can't make any sense of. It's like my brain is drowning and it can't come up for air. I don't know how else to describe it. I need some relief. What can I do?

yeah, i guessed it was drywall.

whooee, i'm glad my house was built in the 40s with harder materials and that i won't risk damaging my home's structural integrity my my short busts of anger.

though it is a bit unsettling when i try to nail something onto the wall and i can hear bits and pieces crumbling inside it. such sounds were heard today when i tried to nail some artwork of mine to the wall (i seriously have no space for it in my room anymore).

No but I punch it with my fist

Yes I have, and have dented walls that way...like drywall, walls...have also punched walls and put holes in them, or have just thrown things. It does not happen very often but it has.

As a rule the drywall doesn't really do anything for structural integrity I don't think....that is more the framing the drywall goes in/on. Drywall is a pretty weak material if it was actually used for structural stability the building wouldn't last long, it would easily crumble. Of course holes in the wall from being angry don't look nice but damaging the drywall shouldn't cause a structural collapse to that scale.

It might be a lath and plaster wall. But if it was built in the 40's, especially post-war, it probably is drywall. Or it could be plaster over a drywall backing. Drywall (sheetrock) was heavier and harder back then, but over time it can become brittle.

Whatever it is though, if it is crumbling, I would be really careful about hanging stuff or putting much stress on it. Like Sweetleaf said, it won't affect the structural integrity of your home, because the weight is all put on the framing, not the wall covering. But either drywall or plaster could start cracking.

I have some walls that crumble like that, and I use hooks like these to hang stuff on them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-BRASS-PLATED ... 416dbec2fd

These are designed to be push pins so they go in a little easier than a nail or screw and it is less likely to damage the wall. And they are more reliable than using nails because they go in from an upward angle and rest against the wall. A nail can become loose in a crumbly wall and fall out when you least expect it.