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Originally Posted by Glenn E. Meyer
....Thus, in a fire, dogfight, gun fight -well trained people don't go 'animal' which implies an unreasoned rage. They respond quickly with a perceptual and cognitive action paradigm that they trained into. We hear the mantra - you will resort to your training. Experts mention how in a gun fight their training guided them through.
In cases with unreasoned use of force - for example, sympathetic or contagious shooting of an innocent - that might be described as 'going animal'. Extreme violence was not well thought out...
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And that is exactly the first point. That is why "going animal" is both the wrong mindset and the wrong implication.
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Originally Posted by pax
..."If you have to fight, fight like a cornered cat. Fight with the specific goal of getting to safety. Stop instantly when you know you have reached your goal. Don't deal in revenge. Don't stick around to see what is about to happen if you think trouble is coming. If you are attacked – leave!"...
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And that is exactly why "fighting like a cornered cat" is not the same a going "animal."
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Originally Posted by pax
...The reason your words matter, and the reason that the way you frame your acts matters, is because your mindset prior to the act really matters! It is not some semantic game. It is a measure of who you are and what you believe....
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And that is the foundation of why the words matter.
The words you use help define and form your mindset. The words we use not only influence how others perceive us. We also internalize those words and they thus influence our mindset. And thus there is no deception.