From another, logical solution point of view, the lesson I find in this, is that deduced information should always be kept in your mind in a SEPARATE PLACE from factual information.

The example of a person doing some form of "running away," is a good example. People can physically run away, or emotionally do it, or intellectually run. But in all of those cases, the perception that the person has run away, is a DEDUCTION on the part of the observer.

I learned the VERY hard way in my own life, to be an emotionally cautious person. Sometimes I get accused of emotional cowardice as a result, but in most cases, what I am actually doing, is avoiding disruptions of other people's lives, until I have enough information to make a genuinely good decision.

Similarly, when George Washington was leading the Army of the American Revolution, he was often seen by the politicians of the day, as simply running away from the British Regulars at every turn. But what he was actually doing, was recognizing the limits of his army's abilities and powers, and reserving action until it could be successful; and in the end, he was successful.

In any case, my point is, that the key (I think) to dealing with the problem of your own perceptions versus reality, is to recognize when you are making a DEDUCTION about something, and then reserve your final judgment until you have enough real FACTS to make a decision.

The fight-or-flight response (also called hyperarousal, or the acute stress response) is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.

It was first described by Walter Bradford Cannon.
His theory states that animals react to threats with a general discharge of the sympathetic nervous system, preparing the animal for fighting or fleeing.
More specifically, the adrenal medulla produces a hormonal cascade that results in the secretion of catecholamines, especially norepinephrine and epinephrine.
The hormones estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol, as well as the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, also affect how organisms react to stress.



Phobias are good examples of how the fight-or-flight response might be triggered in the face of a perceived threat.
When this response becomes severe, it may even lead to a panic attack.
SOURCE: How the Fight or Flight Response Works Updated March 29, 2018
http://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-fight-or-flight-response-2795194

Understanding the stress response
Chronic activation of this survival mechanism impairs health
SOURCE: http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response


Relaxation response.
Physical activity.
Social support.

Fight
Flight
Freeze
F it

I'd have to agree with you on that one. Galaxy

Some times it is easy for people to say what they would or wouldn't do, when they are not in the predicament .

Some give out advice, then if a situation happens to them, they do the opposite of their own advice they gave to someone else in that same situation.

People run out of fear, maybe they are guilty maybe they're not.

I say it ... has to do with the situations...

and every ones life may be different ... its the circumstance...
and the details you would have to know for sure ... or try
and understand ... I think if you have been on jury duty before ...

and then could understand your ? more ...

I did jury duty once ... heard all kinds of things about the person ...
I was on the one to say if they where going to trial ... or not ...

most if not all... I think went for trial ... and honestly thought if I was involved in the crimes ... they would not need a jury ... some where ... just ...errrrr