I have had my fight or flight instinct tested on several occasions during my life and have almost without fail had my fight instinct take over. Just a short story, wont bring up anything military, because I am not 100% sure on the levels of classification still on some of it.
Last summer we had taken my stepson to the airport to go spend a month with his father. On the way home I was following a church van on a deserted stretch of highway when the driver <an elderly lady> turned completely around in her chair to scorn the children in the back. Well the van drifted completely off the road at 70MPH and when she turned back around and saw this she yanked the wheel back to the left as hard as she could, needless to say the bus proceeded to go sideways and flip 7 or 8 times, ejecting all the children from the back of it. I could not believe my eyes, and my wife was in shock, instincts immediately took over and I jumped out of my car and proceeded to perform first aid on the ones that I thought were saveable. My wife was in so much shock that she couldnt even dial 911 on the cell phone so I had to do that while performing first aid, eventually <seemed like forever> other people showed up and started to help. After 20 minutes or so the emergency crews started showing up. When I finally stepped away from the scene I damn near passed out from exhuastion, the adrenaline had kept me going but it was also wearing me out very quickly. I ended up sitting on the side of the road for about 30 minutes before I had the energy to get back in my car and come home. It was a very dramatic experience and I couldnt sleep for a week after it. Oh and for the rest of the story, there were 11 kids thrown from the van as it rolled over and over, 2 of which were dead or very close to dead immediately, 1 of the others that I was sure would die made it through some miracle, and 1 of the ones that I thought to have only minor injuries died in the hospital 2 weeks later.
Well after this little story I just wanted to know if you have had a situation that this mechanism has taken hold and what was your reaction to it.
Last summer we had taken my stepson to the airport to go spend a month with his father. On the way home I was following a church van on a deserted stretch of highway when the driver <an elderly lady> turned completely around in her chair to scorn the children in the back. Well the van drifted completely off the road at 70MPH and when she turned back around and saw this she yanked the wheel back to the left as hard as she could, needless to say the bus proceeded to go sideways and flip 7 or 8 times, ejecting all the children from the back of it. I could not believe my eyes, and my wife was in shock, instincts immediately took over and I jumped out of my car and proceeded to perform first aid on the ones that I thought were saveable. My wife was in so much shock that she couldnt even dial 911 on the cell phone so I had to do that while performing first aid, eventually <seemed like forever> other people showed up and started to help. After 20 minutes or so the emergency crews started showing up. When I finally stepped away from the scene I damn near passed out from exhuastion, the adrenaline had kept me going but it was also wearing me out very quickly. I ended up sitting on the side of the road for about 30 minutes before I had the energy to get back in my car and come home. It was a very dramatic experience and I couldnt sleep for a week after it. Oh and for the rest of the story, there were 11 kids thrown from the van as it rolled over and over, 2 of which were dead or very close to dead immediately, 1 of the others that I was sure would die made it through some miracle, and 1 of the ones that I thought to have only minor injuries died in the hospital 2 weeks later.
Well after this little story I just wanted to know if you have had a situation that this mechanism has taken hold and what was your reaction to it.
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