A Wife Demanded a Cure for Her Husband’s Explosive Temper. The Doctor’s ‘Water Trick’ Was Pure Genius.
A woman went to see her family doctor, looking utterly exhausted and deeply worried about her husband’s increasingly erratic behavior.
The doctor pulled up a chair and asked, “What seems to be the problem, ma’am?”
The woman sighed, wringing her hands. “Doctor, I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. Every single day, my husband completely loses his temper over absolutely nothing. It’s starting to terrify me, and the tension in the house is unbearable.”
The doctor smiled gently and nodded. “Don’t worry, I have a foolproof medical cure for exactly that. The next time you feel your husband’s anger starting to boil over, I want you to take a large glass of water, pour a mouthful, and just start swishing it around. Swish and swish, but whatever you do, do not swallow it until he either completely calms down or leaves the room.”
Two weeks later, the woman bounced back into the clinic looking completely refreshed, radiant, and reborn.
“Doctor, that was an absolute stroke of genius!” she cheered. “Every single time my husband started to fly off the handle, I immediately ran to the sink and swished with the water. I swished and swished, and like absolute magic, he calmed right down within minutes! Please tell me, how on earth does a simple glass of water have that kind of medical power?”
The doctor leaned back in his chair, smiled, and said:
“The water itself does absolutely nothing, ma’am. It’s the fact that it keeps your mouth completely shut that does the trick.”
