Personal Safety

[WILD@HEART]

"The Gift of Fear" (and other books) by Gavin DeBecker (books and video interviews@ youtube)

 

[WanderingBiker]

Always know whats in your surroundings .... be away.... and always stay safe

 

[WILD@HEART]

Yes, good point, that's so important! And learn to pay attention and listen to your "gut feelings" and  "Intuiton".  Your primal fear signals, from the primitive part of our brain, where our fight or flight survival signals come from. We have a "Danger" security sytem built in..use it! Don't overide it by negotiating, rationalizing or being "nice"! Be Safe

 

[WanderingBiker]

Yes, good point, that's so important! And learn to pay attention and listen to your "gut feelings" and  "Intuiton".  Your primal fear signals, from the primitive part of our brain, where our fight or flight survival signals come from. We have a "Danger" security sytem built in..use it! Don't overide it by negotiating, rationalizing or being "nice"! Be Safe

 

[Dingfelder]

Taking your first fearful impulse as gospel is a dicey proposition indeed -- epecially as everyone's first impulse is usually fear.

Makes for a barely civil society, if that.

 

[QinReno]

Yes, good point, that's so important! And learn to pay attention and listen to your "gut feelings" and  "Intuiton".  Your primal fear signals, from the primitive part of our brain, where our fight or flight survival signals come from. We have a "Danger" security sytem built in..use it! Don't overide it by negotiating, rationalizing or being "nice"! Be Safe

I don't agree with this. Solo women do have to be much more cautious than men, but just the same ..... (if you don't like my use of the word 'evolved' just ignore that part, it doesn't change how the brain is organized).

Our higher brains evolved specifically to override the primal "fight or flight" impulses as situations warrant. The ancient parts of our brains work similar to those of simpler animals and are made for quick reactions in survival situations. Out cognitive brains work much slower and "analyze" the situations, and then can inhibit the primal urges before they get too carried away. That's what makes us human and above all social animals. So, fast reactive-brain = quick survival reactions, slow cognitive-brain = takes the time to analyze situations, make alternate plans, and override primal instincts.

By far the best thing to do is to "not" stumble into situations where you might get into trouble. Try and size them up ahead of time, and go elsewhere if they don't look good. As a man (who doesn't carry any weapons and has never needed one), I do this myself. 

Eg, I would not boondock in some pullout along the coast in some city where the local boys might come to get drunk and party in the might. As a woman, I would camp where there are other campers and RVs in particular, and it looks fairly safe. I would not camp alone too far from any towns. Safety in numbers. I would travel with a German Shepherd dog, if possible, as most people see them as security dogs. 

Don't overide it by negotiating, rationalizing or being "nice"! - This sounds like good advice, but the better course of action is to always be wary, and not get into the situation in the first place. The following might be of interest too,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfqr5I-0RKK8Ha1PeKi0_ig/videos

 

[bigskybob]

I don't agree with the recomendation to always live in fear.Don't let other people dictate how and where you live your life.

 

[WILD@HEART]

The Gift of Fear -Gavin Debecker

"The Gift of Fear" Gavin Debecker & Oprah


women's safety tops-Gavin Debecker & Oprah 

AMAZON- The Gift of Fear by Gavin Debecker

 

[DanoT]

I do not have any confidence that my gut or feelings about a situation good or bad is going to be accurate. Observation and logic and preparedness are what work for me and not instinct, whatever that is.

Mounted to the wall, just inside my truck camper door are a police baton, bear spray, air horn, and bear banger launcher.

 

[Ticklebellly]

I refuse to live in a state of high anxiety. Apprehension first followed by logical thought negates any need to go to extremes like fear, in choosing a camping or stopping location. Selye wrote a lot of useful stuff on stress and how that translates to specific situations.