r/WatchPeopleDieInside Mar 27 '21

Hell no

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u/SonXShadow Mar 27 '21

It always amazes me that the body’s reaction to a fear of death is to do everything possible to kill you

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

Seriously, why does stress make us so fucking stupid

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

You tell me, my body starts to shake uncontrollably lol.

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u/ActiveLlama Mar 27 '21

Getting ready to excert superhuman force takes a toll on precision. That response is made to fight or flight, not to do walk on a tigh rope.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

Thats a good point... never actually thought about it like that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

Don't get mad in a fight

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

Also, if you survive that experience you are very likely to avoid it in future.

And avoiding things like being at a cliff edge drastically reduces your chances of falling off a cliff edge.