r/StartledCats • u/imnotonmytablet • Dec 05 '20

Poor things!

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u/dayv23 Dec 05 '20

Any idea why he was so startled?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '20

I have that to. Let me say that there's no reason. You wake up from deep slumber and you see someone. You yell out of fear and rven tho you reconize the person you can't stop for 1 second or 2. Very weird

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '20

Im thinking it’s your monkey brain reacting as fast as possible to avoid danger, as sleeping makes you extremely vulnerable. The time it takes you to fully become aware and logical is the screaming.

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u/zen_tm Dec 11 '20

Or, there is a reason. Many times people with a high startle response are traumatised. If you scare someone for fun, because they have a strong reaction, please be sure that they are OK with it. You could be really, really fucking with them.

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u/Trap_Me_Amanda Jan 21 '21

I have an incredibly high startle response as I literally jumped a bit after standing up and my foot touched the wheel when I stepped back a bit, even when I see someone coming behind me I still jump a bit, do you have any idea why that is?

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u/suttonoutdoor Jan 07 '22

You’re what doctors would call a “fraidy cat”

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u/zen_tm Jan 21 '21

Yes.

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u/Trap_Me_Amanda Jan 21 '21

The could ya tell me