Are Murderous Gestures Unfinished Thoughts?

Psychology Today | 17.05.2026 23:59
When I told a friend whom I'd voted for in 1980, she pointed her finger at my forehead and pulled an imaginary trigger. I’ve been killed symbolically before, playfully strangled by people who wrapped their hands around my neck and shook me a few times because they didn’t like something I’d done. Have you ever been murdered by gesture? How serious are the death wishes of people who kill by pantomime?