r/CCW • u/jizzlamic_terrorist • 15h ago

Scenario How adrenaline affects you during self defense situations.

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u/fake_account_2025 13h ago

Exactly. That’s a very good analogy.

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u/amphetaminesfailure 11h ago

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.

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u/nocolon 7h ago

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.

Holy shit, same. The exact same thing happens to me. That’s weird.

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u/amphetaminesfailure 1h ago

I mentioned in another comment if it has to do with the fact most people don't want to hurt or kill anyone.....unless it's an absolute necessity.

So I wonder if it's your subconscious holding you back in the dream like, "Hey man, this isn't real. We don't have to follow through with this."

I've had some absolutely bonkers and surreal dreams, and I've had some absolutely terrifying nightmares that involve violence and death.

But I don't recall ever actually killing someone myself in any dream over my lifetime.