When you see a picture of an unbearably cute animal, are you ever filled with so much emotion, all you can do is grit your teeth or clench your fists? Do you feel an urge to squeeze something, even if you have no intention to cause any harm? Don’t worry, what you’re experiencing is perfectly normal. It’s called cute aggression or playful aggression. Cute aggression is a type of 'dimorphous expression'. That’s when your external actions or expressions don’t match what you’re feeling on the inside. Another example of a dimorphous expression would be when you’re so happy, you can’t help but cry. If someone took a photo of you in that moment and showed it to someone else without any context, that person might be justifiably worried about your wellbeing. SOURCE: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zqcw96f
