Absolutely agree...Bill wrote:Be well trained and you will be in control of your fear.
Fear, and how you react to that input is the key...Flee or fight...
The physiological effects of the emotion "fear" is in some ways manifested in how well you react...I cannot dispute seeing how some "freeze" if a threat presents itself...You just don't really know unless, like others have said, train, and effectively practice methods to defend yourself until it becomes a "controlled" second-nature...
I would also state that even if you think you're in a perfect world, and you feel like you can deal with and master anything, or any threat...
Nope...I don't even assume that with myself...
I would just tell someone to do your best, learn not to get yourself into bad situations as best you can, and when the time comes if you have to defend yourself...
Hope for the best, but plan for the worst...
I believe for the most part, a lot of the folks here do just fine...