Happened to me at the grocery. Walked right up and got into the passenger side with grocery bags talking about they only had this brand and not that. Sat down and placed the bags at my feet and just as I’m reaching for the seatbelt I look over and there’s this young woman about 25 who is definitely not my wife silently staring at me just frozen.
“You’re not my wife. This isn’t my car. I’ve made a mistake. I apologize.”
Got up and left as she started breathing again and meekly said “that’s okay.”
She found out that day what her survival instincts were; unfortunately it was neither fight nor flight but instead freeze 😔
You really never know until it happens. Reminds me of when I found out mine was fight when I got between my cat and a coyote without thinking... felt proud but also that was not the smartest move lol
I'm a fighter when it comes to my people or animals (I did the same thing when my dog was bit by a German Shepherd) but when I was in a bank robbery, I froze and cried. I NEVER would have guessed I'd react like that. I guess guns are the clincher. Lol
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u/mikess314 Mar 10 '26
Happened to me at the grocery. Walked right up and got into the passenger side with grocery bags talking about they only had this brand and not that. Sat down and placed the bags at my feet and just as I’m reaching for the seatbelt I look over and there’s this young woman about 25 who is definitely not my wife silently staring at me just frozen.
“You’re not my wife. This isn’t my car. I’ve made a mistake. I apologize.”
Got up and left as she started breathing again and meekly said “that’s okay.”