CUTENESS AGGRESSION ( 4 min read )
”Hi everyone” I say with a lump in my throat as I glance around at everyone sitting in a chair forming a circle. I’m so scared, not just of talking but, admitting my problem in front of so many people. “I’m Gord” I stammer. “HI GORD” everyone enthusiastically yells. “Ummm.... Hi, I have cuteness aggression and when I see a cute cat or dog I just want to squeeze it. Squeeze it till his/her head pops off.” I sadly admit to a room full of strangers. “US TOO, US TOO” the crowd chants as doors on the far end of the room open, dogs, cats, kittens and puppies coming running in the room everyone grabbing at them squeezing the fluffiness into submission .. and then I catch one for my very own to squeeze, cuddle and.............
Oh thank god it was just a dream, fewf! Sadly yes I do suffer from this. So called made up condition? Or is it real ? My cats and dogs get some extra love on a daily basis, some of it is me holding on too long while they try to run away. Cute fluffy animals send a signal to the brain, This triggers feelings of an uncontrollable desire to take care of the fluff ball or to think about taking a little nibble or a
“My hypothesis is that cute aggression serves as a ‘regulating’ response when people are feeling too overwhelmed by something cute,” Researcher Katherine Stavropoulos, Ph.D
So it is true !! Ok, lets dive deeper into this. Sometimes just acknowledging the cuteness of something isn’t enough, sometimes you just need to grab that thing and squeeze. Squeeze like there’s no tomorrow. Squeeze till that cute kitten head pops clear off his body, sorry I went to far there 🥺
A team from the University of California, Found that there is activity in the brains of people who feel overwhelmed by seeing a cute puppy , kitten or even a human baby!
In this study from the U of C, 54 adults ages 18-40, were fitted with a electrode fitted cap to measure brain waves. They were shown pictures of babies, animals, puppies and kittens. Some of these images were edited to look extra cute, if that’s possible. Cute aggression dimorphous emotions (CADE) are the emotions a person feels when an extremely positive experience creates a reaction that’s typically happened with a negative emotion, similar to squeezing something like a cat or dog or like wanting to eat the toes of a newborn baby.
Also the aggression is more prevalent against baby animals, than adult animals? But both are cute? Why does CADE happen more towards baby animals? Well research has found it’s cause they are cuter, our instinct to take care of something cute, protect something cute and smother that cute thing in love... sometime too much love, if there is such a thing ???
For example, how do you feel about this pic ?
How about this one ?
This one ?
If you want to eat them up , take a nibble or maybe give an abnormally long squeeze, then you too might be feeling the effects of cute aggression.
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