Why is it that after my dog gets away from me and runs in traffic, and survives that, that my first instinct is to beat the snot out of her for scaring me?

My dog got out the door this morning and ran across a busy roadway, without looking either way and into the subdivision across the street. I run out after her, in my pajama’s, barefoot and looking foolish. Is your first instinct to hug or yell at your dog once you get them back? By the way, I didn’t beat her, just muttered unkind things under my breath.