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ezmiraldo · April 7, 2014, 12:28 PM

This is really interesting. Many of us feel we can pull the trigger to protect our lives, but how many of us have actually faced this situation and know for certain that we can do this? I doubt very many.

OP, you experience is very thought provoking!

According to Dave Grossman, OP's reaction was very normal and healthy. In fact, most soldiers are very hesitant to pull the trigger in armed combat against their sworn enemy (!!!) - according to Grossman. His advice boils down to: (1) use humanoid targets (as realistic as possible); (2) use scenario training (with shoot-no-shoot methodology); (3) play realistic violent video games!! Ha! He calls this type of training "conditioning", where the instinct is developed to quickly and automatically respond to threat appropriately before fear response makes you hesitate.

April 7, 2014, 12:28 PM	#45
ezmiraldo Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2013 Location: one of the un-free states Posts: 240	This is really interesting. Many of us feel we can pull the trigger to protect our lives, but how many of us have actually faced this situation and know for certain that we can do this? I doubt very many. OP, you experience is very thought provoking! According to Dave Grossman, OP's reaction was very normal and healthy. In fact, most soldiers are very hesitant to pull the trigger in armed combat against their sworn enemy (!!!) - according to Grossman. His advice boils down to: (1) use humanoid targets (as realistic as possible); (2) use scenario training (with shoot-no-shoot methodology); (3) play realistic violent video games!! Ha! He calls this type of training "conditioning", where the instinct is developed to quickly and automatically respond to threat appropriately before fear response makes you hesitate. __________________ When Darth Vader killed the younglings, did anyone blame the lightsaber???