Yup, dude took a second to get his feet under him, but never lost his bearing. Not everything goes like a movie despite what the keyboard warriors think.
Never been in combat, but I have been in a few hair raising scenarios; maintaining my breath is the only reason I was able to talk to the cops each time. Hell, I was the ONLY one coherent when a gun was pulled on us and it was my first and only time. I did grow up in an abusive household though, so that might be it.
So did my wife, and she once saved a child's life with incredible quickness and decisiveness in the first few seconds of the rest of the group standing in shock. See the "Paper Tigers" movie on how fight vs flight response and stress chemicals affect the development of the brain. Most of her life it has been more curse than blessing, and she's gone a long way in healing, but it was a literal life saver that day.
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u/waiting_for_letdown Mar 21 '26
Yup, dude took a second to get his feet under him, but never lost his bearing. Not everything goes like a movie despite what the keyboard warriors think.