Hello people, I'm a 24-year-old boy, and I've been pondering a question brought about by a recent event of mine. I would like to find out how you would react if you were in a situation where your health and/or life is threatened (assault, robbery, etc.) when you are alone and when you are together with a person dear to you. I ask this question because I do things and react in a way that I would never if I was in the same situation, but alone. Some time ago, my girlfriend and I got robbed by a group of guys. In a situation like this, if I'm alone, I'd try to escape (in this case, however, heels and running don't go hand in hand) in which there's nothing to be ashamed of - even an absolutely rational decision given that no one has any chance when it's so numerically outnumbered. So let's get back to the subject - I was afraid - yes, but at times less when I'm in charge of someone else's life, let alone a life of one dear to you. Going running seemed like the last thing I could do in the world. It's like my sense of self-preservation goes into the background. Somehow I felt like I didn't care if I was beaten, stabbed, or whatever, as long as I could protect the man with me. Is that instinct? And if it is, is it normal for this instinct to be so much stronger than a sense of self-preservation?
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