We are all susceptible to being triggered and having, what has been coined by Daniel Goleman, as an emotional hijack. Fortunately, for most of us, those moments won’t happen on live television in front of millions of people around the world. At the 2022 Oscars ceremony the world witnessed a public example of an emotional hijack the moment actor Will Smith took to the stage and slapped comedian and host Chris Rock. Smith reacted angrily and aggressively to a joke Rock had made about Smith’s wife. After slapping Rock, Smith returned to his front-row seat and continued to scream loud obscenities at the host.
Trigger alert
Trigger alert
Trigger alert
We are all susceptible to being triggered and having, what has been coined by Daniel Goleman, as an emotional hijack. Fortunately, for most of us, those moments won’t happen on live television in front of millions of people around the world. At the 2022 Oscars ceremony the world witnessed a public example of an emotional hijack the moment actor Will Smith took to the stage and slapped comedian and host Chris Rock. Smith reacted angrily and aggressively to a joke Rock had made about Smith’s wife. After slapping Rock, Smith returned to his front-row seat and continued to scream loud obscenities at the host.