I've been in some scary situations, but I don't think anything has ever compared to the fear + PANIC feeling of getting separated and then lost from my parents inside a busy store when I was a child. I feel like I can handle fear and get ahold of it pretty quickly as an adult, even in dangeroussituations, but panic is an entirely different animal and as a kid you have zero reference for that kinda thing.
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Well now I feel bad for laughing at the leashed children.
Man, I didn't even wander off, I was looking at something and they were behind me, and when I turned around, they were gone. It was just a sea of adults and I was short so all I could see was people's legs lol
Unironically, I cannot remember.
I was at war.
Now.
Had to jump about 30 feet off a cruise ship (into water of course) in a "gumby" suit as part of training to work on said ship
Almost spun out because I hit a pothole, luckily the oncoming lane was empty and I managed to recover though
My dog and I got attacked by a sausage pitbull a couple days ago for the second time (same dog). I was able to defuse the situation without any major injuries to either dog, and just some scuffs from rolling around on the ground. It was still terrifying and he ambushed us.
You're more patient than me. I'd have had a knife with its name on it the second time.
Sorry you had to go through that.
Yeah most people I know would do the same, or even just let their own dog attack the pitbull after they were subdued. I did choke the shit out of him until he calmed down though. Funny enough, I used a "bulldog choke."
When my son had scarlet fever.
Going from an employee to self-employed was fucking terrifying. It felt like risking my entire future even though I rationally knew that not to be the case.