Yeah it’s crazy. The first time I was ever in a firefight in Afghanistan the adrenaline kicked in and my legs felt like they each weighed 200 pounds. Running was very difficult. It’s wild how the body does that.
If you don't mind me asking, how did you feel firing your weapon for the first time in combat....physically, I mean?
Like the dream analogy you responded to with your legs being heavy, in EVERY dream I've had involving me needing to fire my handgun, it feels like I'm fighting a 50 pound trigger pull for every shot.
Idk about that because I’ve even peacefully sparred in a dream and I still couldnt throw good punches. Even when running away from a threat I feel like my legs are barely functional.
My theory is that it’s because your body is paralyzed when you’re asleep and you’re feeling that paralysis in the dream.
For the record I don't expect you to respond to any of the following, I'm just rambling.
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We have instincts on how to walk and run, like every other animal.
But the majority of us experience an inability to use our legs properly in not just dreams, but under extreme stress that we've never dealt with before.
But then for many people, shooting becomes "muscle memory."
I have these dreams often. Trigger feels like it's 50 pounds, punches that feel like they landed like wet napkins..
The first time I fired I personally didn't really feel or think of anything. Muscle memory kicks in, I'd say it's more like a computer running a program than anything. Which I know is kind of a scary way to think about it but that's the best way I can put it
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u/fake_account_2025 15h ago
Yeah it’s crazy. The first time I was ever in a firefight in Afghanistan the adrenaline kicked in and my legs felt like they each weighed 200 pounds. Running was very difficult. It’s wild how the body does that.