Fear, scary movies, our evolution; values to a prepper – The Prepared

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Fear, scary movies, our evolution; values to a prepper

Bob - November 2, 2021

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/fear-can-be-fun-and-it-might-even-be-good-for-you

Good morning,

Had thought I posted this article several weeks ago. Apparently not. Redundancy better than neglect. Some forum member might need this info now.

Note: “When the fear subsides, … pleasure”.

Note: “stress hormones”.

Did not know about Oxytocin and hugging.

Note Dr Mendez’s “Risk takers … “.

Note: “., short-term fear can have psychological benefits … to practice controlling”.

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Comments (4)
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  CR - November 3, 2021
  
  Very interesting Bob! My son loves to watch gory movies when he’s sick, now we have an explanation, immune boosting scares!
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  Pizza Ninja - November 3, 2021
  
  The part of the article I related to the most was “It can allow a person to practice controlling their body’s response to fear in a safe space.”
  
  Similar to my recent topic about desensitizing myself to killing an animal, practicing getting scared or being under stress will help your body to be able to handle a truly scary or stressful situation.
  
  -Tim
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    Bob - November 3, 2021
    
    Good afternoon Pizza Ninja / Tim,
    
    In that animal prep thread, one matter not mentioned that I consider important: water.
    
    It takes a lot of water which also includes washing gloves and hands.
    
    My preparedness gives mercy to Bambi. Easier to stock some quality food rather than waste water stock…at least IMO.
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    Pizza Ninja - November 3, 2021
    
    My preferred method would be to store a large supply of food rather than going out and hunting in an emergency as well. I thought it would be good to be prepared though and know how to hunt and process an animal in case I ever needed to. You are right about it using a lot of water to clean the meat and yourself.
    
    Bambi is my friend as well.
    
    -Tim