re: Fight or Flight. Anyone ever been in a Fight or Flight situation (non-war)

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You certainly have a sympathetic case if you can get it in front of a jury.

That's terrible. I couldn't imagine going through that.

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CSB I know, but it's a true story.

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ehh, not really a very cool story

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While 150K sounds big, I can assure you, just my daughters medical bills are near 100k already and she still may need more plastic surgery.

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oh no I didn't mean it in that sense. I meant these 2 had very minor superficial wounds and got paid big time

My dog does the fighting -

Taking train pictures in an area near Fertitta's (sketchy neighborhood but the local residents have never been a problem). I'm where the blue circle is, meth head white guy with a club comes up the hill towards me, cussing and acting crazy. I was away from the car but I start walking back to the car (firearm in my camera bag in the trunk). My Aussie Shepherd is in the woods looking for copperheads. Dog comes flying out of the woods full speed (she confronts anyone who comes up)(yellow arrow). She gets in front of him barking, he kicks her which ramps her up to full fight mode. She wore him out, and he took off running (red arrow going away). The cops never found him, but he definitely took some bites.

As bad as most railroad areas are, I've only had a few confrontations (and I'm either with my dentist friend who packs heat on him and/or the dogs).

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How did he trap you?

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Yea kinda sorta. My folks were looking at buying another house in the neighborhood and left my older brother in charge. He fell asleep, I went outside and playing in the ditch (strangely enough). Kidnapper saw me outside and tricked me to come over.

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How did they find you?

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In his second story house (he shared it with his mother who was visiting family out of state from what I recall), he asked if I wanted to leave. I said of course so he opened the window and as I stuck my head out, he tried to slam it. I grazed my head but was able to pull my head out right in time. He asked again and this time, by the grace of Allah/God/whomever, my regular babysitter just happened to be riding by on her bike and she both saw and heard me scream - jig was up for him. Fire and police were notified and I was rescued probably 20 mins later.

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Why did he do it? I know you said he's crazy but did he have a crazy motive?

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I never said he was crazy because he wasn't crazy - he was mentally "challenged". Mongoloid. Brute as frick too - barrel chested dude. No reason why he did it. Maybe to keep me as a toy? Who knows. Maybe to defy his mom for leaving him alone?

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Did your parents ever let you go outside again?

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This is going to sound fricked up b/c at the time it was very much fricked up, but my mom dragged me over there the very next day to confront him and as a 7 year old kid, I was f'ing petrified. I did just that and my life (from that perspective) couldn't be any better. I don't fear much of anything which could be interpreted a million different ways.

My parents opted not to press charges on him for a variety of reasons - primary one being that his mom more than likely would've died and she was a family friend to my grandmother who also at the time lived in our neighborhood. I know a lot of people would probably disagree with that decision and I can also understand why they would disagree, but everything worked out in the end. The kidnapper, named Johnny, died literally 1 year to the date of my abduction so justice was essentially served in that regard.

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every day.



Anxiety sucks

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What triggers it for you?

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My instincts actually make me move toward danger instead of away from it or standing still

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Recently, had a guy jump from I-55 bridge in Ruddock to save a lady whose car had gone over. That's some macho shite right there.

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I picked up a handful of dirt, opened his eyes, and dumped it in.

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Wtf