Week 4
Prompt 1: In the passage from Coates's Between the World and me, what emotions are expressed? What emotions did you feel while reading it?
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Prompt 2: “For kids like me, the part of the brain that deals with stress and conflict is always activated...We are constantly ready to fight or flee, because there is a constant exposure to the bear, whether that bear is an alcoholic dad or an unhinged mom (p228)....I see conflict and I run away or prepare for battle. (p246)”
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
When faced with a stressful situation, what is your response: fight or flight. Explain.
YES, Cite evidence. YES, back up your claim with not only evidence but a clear line of reasoning.
Hank McAlister
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Fight or Flight
I think my reaction depends on the type of situation I am in that is triggering a response. For example, when it comes to a stressful situation that doesn't require physical fighting my initial response might be to fight that head on because i like to figure stuff out in stressful situations as opposed to running from them and having to deal with them later. My response would be different in another situation where I could be involved in physical danger. If there was a situation where I needed to fight for something my response would be decided based on how important my reason for fighting, If There was no real reason to be fighting I would probably try to get out of that and avoid fighting, however if I was in a situation where it might be life or death I would have to force myself to fight. I feel like these kinds of responses can be seen in different types of literature, when a main protagonist makes a choice to run, it might be for the good of the group because the protagonist doesn't think they can win, while in another situation they might choose to fight to accomplish their ultimate goal
I also agree with the fact that my reaction depends on the type of situation I am in, and I think you used good examples to show these different situations. -Brynn Klaber
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When I am faced with a stressful situation my response depends on the situation. When I think of the fight response I think of a fist fight with teeth being knocked out and hair being pulled. On the other hand when I think of the flight response, I imagine someone sprinting away from a bear. When I am faced with a stressful situation such as my parents bothering me about college I tend to have a flight response. My only thought is to get out of the room and away from them as they continue to pester me about my future aspirations. On the other hand my fight response kicks in when I am driving and I have to slam on my breaks because someone cut me off causing me to honk my horn. The action of me honking my horn is my fight response. At the end of the day we all respond to stress and traumas differently, but having a good balance of fight and flight responses along with ways to deal with stress, we will all be okay.
I agree w you that it varies, and I can relate to trying to avoid it when people pester you about college.
DeleteBrynn Klaber Week 4
ReplyDeleteFight, or flight?
People deal with stressful situations in so many different ways. Some people just want to be by themselves, and others feel the need to be surrounded by others in order to make them feel safe and comfortable again. Some people even turn to anger and aggression when stressed out. Personally, my response in a stressful situation is flight, but depending on the situation it may also be a fight response. For example, if I am stressed about schoolwork, and my parents don’t stop asking me about what I want to do after college, my initial response is to leave my house and be by myself. Whether that is going to Panera to do my work, go for a run, or go shopping to take my mind off school and college for a few hours in order to calm down. Majority of the time I rely on my flight response when faced with a stressful situation; however, there are some circumstances where my fight response may kick in. I have a younger brother, and we used to fight a lot, so occasionally my fight response would come out, and I would hit or push him. However, I have matured since then, and now if I get angry with my brother, my flight response kicks in, and I ignore him and walk away. If I ever get into an extremely aggressive fight with someone, which I hope will never happen, my response will be to fight back in order to protect myself. Overall, everyone has their own ways of dealing with stress, some rely on fighting back, while others find it easier to walk away from the situation and be by themselves.
I sympathize with the way you react to stressful school situations.
Delete-Lilly Cox
Stress from school is the worst type of stress!! -Brynn Klaber
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My reaction to stressful situations, whether it is flight or fight, depends on the situation. When it comes to important aspects in my life such as school and soccer, I’m not quick to give up and I typically will fight to overcome obstacles I face in this areas. This is mainly due to my fear of failure, and I realize that if I give up on important areas, then it will hurt me in the long run. In school for example, when I’m faced with a hard topic or assignment I will always choose to fight, because if I don’t, my grades will suffer. In soccer if I have a bad game or am stressed about an upcoming event, I always pick fight because if I don't this would mean giving up entirely on the sport. In situations that are less impactful on my life, such as friend drama, I usually opt towards flight. I try to direct my attention elsewhere or remove myself from the situation entirely because I know that if I ignore it, it will eventually resolve itself. When faced with stress from friends, I typically go on walks or drives, or even take naps to avoid facing the problem head-on. This is mainly due to the fact that if I do avoid the issues for as long as I can, it will give other people more time to get over their anger or frustration towards me which could better help to fix the conflict rather than me trying to fight, which could make the situation even worse. Apart from my daily activities and common occurrences, I think if I was faced with a dangerous situation I would ultimately revert to fight. If I was getting kidnapped for example, adrenalin would kick in and I would do my best to fight off the person trying to harm me. I think my reaction, fight or flight, depends on the severity of the situation and how important the situation is to my overall success and health.
I really like how you added soccer as a stressor. I feel that a lot of student-athletes will never be understood when they feel stressed in school or in other situations. -Emily Ally
DeleteCaitlin Fleming
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Flight or Fight?
My reaction to stressful situations differ dramatically depending on the situation. If I get stressed out with school work, because I have a lot or I don't understand how to do something, my immediate reaction is flight. By this I mean that I will usually stop what is frustrating me or stressing me out, wait a few minutes, and then return to the activity to fight through it. During the "flight" time I will find something as a distraction to get my mind off of whatever it was that was stressing me out. I do this so I am able to finish the thing that caused me stress without getting super frustrated and giving up for good, because sometimes you just need to take a breath and focus on something else before returning to that activity. On the other hand in sports, if I am offered a challenge I will automatically turn to the "fight" instinct. I am an extremely competitive person so when I am offered a challenge or something stressful in sports I immediately will try to do the challenge. Personally, I feel weak or unaccomplished if I do not at least attempt to do whatever the challenge was. Now for driving. When I'm driving and something stressful occurs my immediate reaction is to fight, because I know in some cases it could turn out deadly. This also goes for anything that causes concern to my health. Depending on the severity and what I can do to prevent it, if a situation comes up that is life threatening, I am more than likely going to turn to "fight".
I also have a fight reaction in regards to driving
Delete-Lilly Cox
I agree with the example you used because I would feel the same way in that situation.
DeleteLilly Cox (Prompt 2)
ReplyDeleteMy tendency to fight or flee, when dealing with a stressful situation is very circumstantial. In regards to all things concerning school, I commonly tend to flee. I personally believe I have a characteristic of flight concerning stressful school situations because I don’t prioritize it high enough. I feel as though I tell myself everything will get done within a reasonable amount of time, rather than managing it efficiently and fighting to get my work done within a certain time frame. On the contrary, I tend to fight when life itself gives me stressful situations. Whether that be independent responsibilities, work situations, or even simply driving, I primarily will strive to fight. For example, if I know my upcoming week is going to be packed with priorities in which I need to accomplish, I will make a list and manage my time accordingly, although I struggle doing that with school. Furthermore, I fight in stressful situations when driving. If I know my route is going to have a lot of traffic, or it is a route in which I am unfamiliar with, I plan accordingly and find alternatives. I strongly believe that each human has just as much of a flight tendency as they do a fight one, and vice versa, although one may be portrayed more than the other.
I completely agree that stressful situations cause people to flee, but I also liked how you showed ways that you can fight during stressful situations. -Brynn Klaber
DeleteI completely agree with you regarding the equivalence of both in a person and how one shows more than the other. I like how you supported both sides.
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Thank you guys so much for your insight!! It provided me with a significant amount of intuition.
Delete- Lilly Cox
I agree with your response. Your examples are great examples that happen in a day to day basis. I feel like I can relate to these examples. -Emily Ally
DeleteJackie Denenny
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When faced with a stressful situation, I generally chose fight. In my opinion it is better to get head of something and deal with it rather than trying to avoid it. Although there are certainly many situations when the smart move is to flee. If I came face to face with a literal bear or a giant guy who wants to fight, I would for sure run away because I do not stand a chance. However in most situations when I am given the option and stand a chance I will 9 times out of ten choose to fight rather than flee. My decision on whether to fight or flee weighs heavily on the situation at hand although I would say the instinct to fight is often stronger than the urge to flee.
I agree with this to an extent - Hank McAlister
DeleteI agree it does depend on the situation- Gabriela Miranda
DeleteJackson McGarrigan
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When faced with a fight or flight situation, it varies how I respond to it. I tend to be a very confrontational person when faced with conflict, but I do so in an analytical way. I try to look at the situation objectively and decide in a moment whether or not it would benefit me at all to fight, and, if not, I simply leave it be. I do my best to approach life from a cost-benefit analysis point of view, and try to make decisions that can have a positive effect on my health and wellbeing, both now and in the future. However, in an instant, sometimes I do instinctively move towards the fight tendency, and I am working on doing a better job of this. For example, if I am being mistreated, my split second reaction is to square up and defend myself, but it does not always benefit me in the end. I think there is a time and a place to fight, and a time and a place for flight. I am working on my decision making on a case by case basis on how I should react, and am doing all I can to better myself and improve moving forward.
Fight or flight is an immediate response, so I feel like you wouldn't have time to analytically think it through- Gabriela Miranda
DeleteEmily Beaupre
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My reaction to stressful situations solely depends on the situation itself. Most times, I will react through flight but there are times where I would stay and fight. When it comes to important situations in my life such as school or sports I am going to fight because I want to be able to grow from my anxieties in order to become a better student and athlete. If I ran away every time, I became stressful in school, I would get nothing done and therefore, I tend to hardly give up in those situations as not only do I have a strong fear of failure but I also know that if I give up my grades would suffer consequently. For me, I see the importance of school enabling me to make my own choices for the future, so I stay and fight. For field hockey, I normally stay and fight during stressful situations such as in a game or not being able to master a skill in practice because I want to improve myself as a player. I have not dedicated my time for the past three years in order to just give up and respond by fleeing. However, on the other hand if the stressful situation was someone trying to fight me, I would flee because personally, I am not a fan of confrontation and would much rather to ignore the pressures of conflict than delve into them. I think there is a balance between fight and flight reactions in everyone and I think that the triggering of each one greatly depends on the situation and the weighing of the outcomes if your fought or fled.
Jackson McGarrigan
DeleteI like how you decided to take a situational approach here rather than going all in on one side.
EVA HECHT
DeleteI like how you used field hockey as an example, I do the same thing. I also admire how you incorporated both sides, not just one.
Gabriela Miranda
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Fight or Flight?
When I am faced with a fight or flight situation my response depends on the circumstances of it. Most of the time my reaction to stressful situations is to flee. For example, when I’m at work and a customer has an issue my instinct reaction is to find someone else to help them because I don’t like confrontation. I also tend to flee and deflect when topics I’m uncomfortable with, like college, come up in conversation. My instinct to fight comes out in situation like when I’m driving and something stressful happens I react by honking or yelling at the person in the other car. However, if that person responded to my “fight”, I would quickly change to my reaction to flight because I hate confrontation. I think for everyone whether they respond with fight or flight to stressful event depends on the individual situation, but if a bear was coming at me I would definitely flee.
This is very insightful. I like how you qualified how you react versus just picking one side.
DeleteThat was Jackson McGarrigan
DeleteI agree, i also try to avoid confrontation with people and avoid it at all costs. - Josie Markovics
DeleteThank you- Gabriela Miranda
DeleteI agree, I react the same way sometimes.
DeleteEVA HECHT
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Fight or Flight
I completely agree with the quote that was presented in this prompt. In all honesty, when faced with a stressful situation, my reaction depends. I tend to analyze if what I am working towards is worth absolutely torturing my mental health. However, when I do fight, I fight hard. The reasoning behind this is that I know I am capable and I have a fire inside of me that needs to prove my anxiety wrong. For me as well, my brain is always on edge in my opinion. I feel like it is sometimes too overwhelming, but overall it is safer than being unaware and lacking logical reactions. When my brain decides that I should flee, I feel like it is looking out for my safety and knowledgeably concluding that I am better off expending my energy in another aspect of my life. For example, I have had really bad stress and anxiety over the SAT, as some people know, where I’d panic every day when I got home from school over taking it. I got a good score and I am proud but I was debating taking it again to see if I could do better. I decided that it wasn’t worth torturing myself over. This is an example of when I fled an opportunity because of stress or conflict. Typically, I fight the stress because I know that the Lord Jesus Christ is with me in all of my endeavors and will give me the strength to accomplish anything.
I relate completely with your description of the SAT. Nice example, Eva.
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Thomas Stewart
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Fight or Flight
Whenever I am faced with a stressful situation, my reaction really depends on what the consists of. My typical response would be to try and fight it, as I would want to try and resolve an issue before I decided to run away from it. Deep down, I know I am capable of handling most stressful situations and would want to try my best to take a stand and fix it. Very rarely will I stumble onto a stressful situation in which I choose to run. It's just not really who I am. But when it does happen, and it's usually school related, I tend to get very anxious and nervous. This happens with tests and quizzes that I don't think I'm prepared. I spend a lot of time stressing about it and asking other people how it was, just to go sit down and do fine on it. This is a stress related issue that I was dealing with most of the time, but I've learned to pace myself and not stress as much.
I like that you gave examples of school that connect to stressful situations you face- Josie Markovics
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Prompt 2: Fight or Flight
In response to stressful situations, fight or flight is a defense mechanism that everyone uses. In today’s world, for the most part fight or flight is used for different reasons than the reasons are ancestors used it. For me, my reaction with either fight or flight is dependent on what type of situation I am in. When I have a lot of schoolwork that I need to knock out in a night, my fight response is usually activated. I know I have to finish my work in order to receive the grades I want, and this pushes me to grind out what I have left. When I have had longer projects with more time to do them, I have tended to lean towards the flight reaction. While it is still a stressful situation looming in the back of my mind, I know that I have awhile to complete the assignment, so I tend to put it off. With that being said, my general reaction is flight, especially when the stressor carries so much gravitas like in a school assignment or even practicing for a golf tournament. With the excerpt from “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D Vance, the line “We are constantly ready to fight or flee” is something I totally agree with. With so much going on from day to day, my fight or flight responses are constantly being triggered, whether the stressor carries a lot or little significance.
I relate to the flight response when you have time to do things
DeleteJosie Markovics
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Flight or fight in my life depends on the current situation I am faced with. When I encounter a stressful situation, I tend to use “flight” the most but sometimes when I look at all of the factors included, I may also fight it. This means that at first I like to run away from my problems because it is an easy way out, but sometimes this can create certain consequences that lead me back to fight the problem instead. I also use flight when I am faced with physical danger. For example, if my house was ever broken into I would definitely hide from the intruder because I would not have the strength to fight back. If I am not faced with physical danger, for example a verbal argument, then I would stand up for myself and fight for my own thoughts. I believe “fight” or “flight” situations differ for everyone and have their own effects on people. This is a part of human nature that is a normal feeling or action to experience. It is a way for us to feel safe, whether it be from fighting the enemy or flighting from it. Oftentimes in literature, characters are faced with certain situations that may result in the fight or flight method. These choices can impact the rest of the story in a negative or positive way; it’s always important that the character trusts their instinct. Stories that involve these types of situations are always good because they can connect readers to real world situations that they may have experienced. In the end, everyone has challenges in life that we have to act on, it just depends on our own minds to decide what we do to face it.
Yeah I really resonate with that Josie. -Emma
DeleteEmily Ally
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When faced with a stressful situation I feel that my body will either respond in fight or flight. My body will know how to handle the situation appropriately. For example, whether I’m involved in an attack, an accident, or a disaster, or if I am feeling anxious about a presentation, interview or social occasion, an instinct will still kick in at the precise moment. My muscles tense, and I will start to sweat, and my heart beats faster. I will act on impulse to save and preserve my own life. You fight. The flight response can also be triggered in my daily life. If I’m confronted by a friend or in the middle of an argument that I find myself losing, I may want to walk away, without saying a word. Freezing is sometimes a primal, desperate attempt to stop the predator from spotting me. When I face danger, it’s common for my mind to slow down and assess the situation. My body will be able to determine which of those options will best suit me and the environment I am in at the moment. This sort of stress can assist you with performing better in circumstances where you are feeling the squeeze to progress admirably, for example, grinding away or school. Furthermore, in situations where the danger is life-threatening, the fight or-flight reaction assumes a basic function in your endurance. By equipping you to fight-or-flight, reaction makes it more probable that you will endure the threat. No one is immune to the physical reactions we feel when facing danger. Research shows that people don’t know how to react to a crisis until it happens.
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ReplyDeleteLike most people, I would like to be able to say that I always choose to fight, that I contain an infinite resource of courage in my body that is impressive enough to flaunt. If I am being honest, I don’t always react to stressful situations in the same manner. When faced with a potential conflict, or a quickly escalating danger, I react in whichever way I feel has the most positive outcome for myself in the moment. Sometimes, keeping myself in the situation, and kicking my arms and legs all the way to the finish line may produce the most favorable result. Other times, leaving the stress, an only returning to it when I am sure I am able to overcome, or minimize it, happens to be the best mode of action. If continuing to stay and fight in a stressful situation will only hurt me, and make matters worse in the long run, I usually try to leave. However, I am not perfect, and sometimes let my emotions get the best of me. That said, if I am being provoked, and I do not react in a clear headed manner, I will stay and fight in a conflict that may not create a good outcome either way. I am a very argumentative person, and I don’t like to be in the wrong in a situation, and will usually do what it takes to prove myself innocent. In the past, I had been more of a fighting person, but as I have gotten older, I have learned that staying and fighting can sometimes result in more stress, and you need to learn to pick your battles carefully. (Regan Allen)
Raneem Al-Habsha
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In stressful situations everyone reacts differently. It depends on the extent of the situation, if it's positive or negative because there are several factors that play a role in it. Personally for me, stressful situations cause me "flight" because it the situation may be too new for me to react or have time to think about it. I'm not a violent or aggressive person and have grew to learn that it's always better to talk over a situation then create a negative output that can lead to a bigger and stressful situation. Nonetheless if I dont do anything about the situation it will keep poking at me especially if i've done nothing wrong, so sometimes I may "fight" for my position if it makes me look bad or guilty.
Everyone has experienced extreme situations in which their flight or fight response has kicked in, and by the time it was over they barely realized what had even happened. For me, as a male in society, I believe my natural instinct would be predicted as fight. Don’t get me wrong, there have been plenty of times that I have had friends hide behind a door, jump out and scare me, and immediately fall to the ground as I gave them a karate chop to the genitalia. However, I believe in extreme circumstances, my natural instinct is always flight. I happen to be very fast which I believe helps me feel confident when choosing flight in direct confrontation. However, even in situations where fighting does mean literal punching or kicking, and flight doesn’t literally mean run away, I still believe I tend to lean on the side of caution and run away. This may mean that I don't confront issues head on at all times, and instead of debating in argument with someone, at times I may simply ignore them and refuse to argue or entangle in conflict. I believe that having a natural tendency for flight isn’t always a bad thing. If your natural tendency is to leave a negative situation, you most likely aren’t avoiding conflict, but rather thinking options out and letting saner heads prevail. Quick analysis of situations, and the ultimate determination is not to get involved, often leads to better results for me personally, therefore I wouldn’t be scared to admit that most times I would rather fly than die.
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Week 4 Prompt 2
ReplyDeleteFight or Flight really kicks in for me depending on the situation. I will say that my reflexes sometimes kick in way faster the I believe my brain processes something. I was at work and I was handing out someones food I had put to many cups on the top thing so they started sliding out and I saw it out the corner of my eye and caught all of the cups before they toughed the ground. I really think it just depend on the situation. Sometimes it is easier to run the actually fight and it can cause more stress to someone. When it comes to high stress situations I tend to wait until last minute when it comes tpo like school work to actually go on and complete it. That is my problem now I have a hard time actually doing it when it comes down to it then when I do it I am always like this was not nearly as hard as I made it out to be. Growing up with brothers they loved to scare me when I was little I almost punched my older brother in the face one time he stopped scaring me a little after that because my fight reflexes were finally kicking in enough for him. I am also really good at fleeing when it comes to conflict most of the time I keep what I have to say to myself and let it go because I feel like what is the point of arguing sometimes. Now I if I really care about it my fight kicks in and I will not stop until I win or the other person gets tired of arguing with me. It really just depends on the situation as to rather my fight or flight kicks in.
I agree. It depends on the situation and how different people decide to deal with it. -Carissa Boddie
DeleteMary Claire Haldeman
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Flight More than Fight
Everyone deals with their stress in different ways. Our biological response to stress is categorized either as fight or flight. I think I speak for everyone when I say that my response to stress depends on the situation. Upon reflection, I have decided that the majority of my reactions to stress land in the flight category. My natural reaction to stress is often flight because it seems easier to escape my fears and stress rather than combat them head on. This flight response can be internal as well as external. For instance, last week I sat outside under the sun as I worked on my homework. To my dismay, a fat bee buzzed around my head and landed on my leg. Rather than remaining calm, I instantaneously leaped from my chair and covered 15 yards in half a second. My immediate, external reaction to the quarter-sized stressor was flight.
My flight response to stress can also be internal. An example of this would be my severe procrastination habits. When my work-load increases, so does my screen time. Rather than dealing with the stress of my heavy work-load by fighting and knocking it out of the way, I ignore my work altogether and flee to any distraction available. This distraction usually turns out to be my phone. Another example of my flight response to stress would be my reaction to problems with my friends and family. When there is a miscommunication or dilemma between me and my friends or family, I react by internalizing my frustration and distancing myself from them. Ultimately, though my responses to stressful situations vary, I find myself in flight-mode rather than fight-mode.
I love your analysis of stress and how deep it can be for everyone. -maggie
DeleteI agree. It definitely depends on the situation itself. -Carissa Boddie
DeleteJohn Biesecker, Prompt 2
ReplyDeleteWhen faced with a stressful situation, 9 out of 10 times my response is to fight. Based on the situation, sometimes my choice is flight, but more often that not it is fight. I choose more often fight rather than flight possibly due to the way I was raised. I was taught through various people, experiences, and the sports I've played that it is always beneficial for me to confront issues head on. I feel that choosing to fight rather than flight is an issue that relies on confidence, and I believe that confidence can be a very helpful tool. Although there are many instances where fight is not the best choice, I believe that due to my perspective on the issue I choose fight, even if to a fault. A lot of the fight or flight mechanisms have been built into our subconscious over time, through various experiences and situations. Whether we choose fight or flight, it is part of who we are on the inside and our characteristics that determine our decision.
I agree although sometimes i fly i in most cases fight as hard as i can. -maggie
DeleteI believe the stress that the author discusses in this short is the stress of failure. Like the author, I too, feel the pressure of school to be overwhelming at time which kicks in a fight or flight response in me to cope with the stress. It is this response that the author refers to when he says, “I was a curious boy”. The boy is considered curious because under the pressure of school he feels the need to quit before he fails. The boy feels overwhelmed by the stress of school itself and the pressure to conform to the system. It is that system that he questions and wants to challenge because he is so frustrated by the emotions he is feeling. Like the boy, when I become very overwhelmed with school I get very stressed and panicked. It is in this panic that I resort to one of two things. One thing is that I fight as hard as I can to catch up and get the grades and work I need to get done. Or I give up, the flight of the idea, and run from my problems because the stress and anxiety is too hard to face. It is the stress of conforming and doing what is expected of him that causes him to break. That is when the author chooses to fly when he ends up never graduating in an effort to avoid the problems he found under stress in school. -maggie
ReplyDeleteWhen I am faced with a stressful situation, my intended response is usually fight because I am a fairly confrontational person and do not like to have problems go unresolved. Though this is usually the case for me, there are instances where I feel so overwhelmed by anxiety that I don;t feel that I can attack the problem head on, causing me to avoid thinking about it for a while which I would say is more similar to the idea of flight than of fight. Though in the end I typically still address the problem at some point so I wouldn’t necessarily consider it to be a response of flight, these are times that I do not address the problem head on when it first arises so I wouldn’t consider it to be a response of fight either. For me I think fleeing from problems or stress never solves the problem or relieves the stress, it only puts it off for a while but it will still be there. That is why I consider myself to be a pretty confrontational person because I know the issues will not go away just because I run from them, so I encourage myself to have a response of fight and tackle the problems as they come to me.
ReplyDeletelet them know Sophie. Confrontation all 2020. -emma
DeleteCarissa Boddie
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Whenever I am faced with stressful situations my initial response is usually to flight. I don't like to cause confrontations so I would rather just leave the situation alone entirely then fight it and end up doing or saying something I may regret. I will eventually try to address the problem but if it still will cause confrontation I just like to avoid the subject entirely. Obviously I know issues wont go away if I just choose to ignore them but if I separate myself from the situation for a certain period of time hopefully things will end smoothly.
Emma Rodden
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My response when faced with a crisis situation is sometimes flight and sometimes fight.I think that is how humans are programmed to behave, we analyze the situation then try to figure out the best course of action. I think it is common for people our age to try and run away from their problems through whatever they can use to escape. I think this makes sense compared to fighting because fighting, either physically or verbally is a lot of energy and effort and living through this year has been literally exhausting. The state of this world however does require us to fight at times. Through this pandemic, election season, and just all the chaos occurring in the world right now we have learned from a young age that it is sometimes very necessary to fight both physically and verbally.
Week 4/Prompt 2
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The fight or flight reaction is our body's response to fear and danger. In Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, the narrator described his experience with this as being “constantly ready to fight or flee, because there is a constant exposure to the bear.” He goes on to clarify that in his town the bear could be an alcoholic or unhinged parent, depending on the kid. When faced with a stressful situation my first reaction is to flee. This could be an awkward social interaction, a person being rude or annoying, or a situation where I might be in real physical danger. If i can not flee, i'll resort to fighting, or trying to change the situation to make it less stressful. Its sad to read that passage and realize there are some kids who live in perpetual fear of their parents or other people around them. I could not imagine this because in almost every situation I face which will add some stress in my life, I would probably chose flight over fight.
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Under certain amounts of stress our body can shift into modes that we like to call flight or fight, these meaning to either take this stress head on or to run away from it and hope that the problem will solve itself or vanish. Personally, I would want to respond to all of my stressful situations with flight, and leave hoping they solve themselves. A lot of the time, my problems do start out with me trying to run from them or procrastinate on actually tackling them but I find myself running to fight them eventually. One large example of this that I find myself doing a lot is procrastinating on crazy amounts of school work I need to do, I run away from the problems and allow them to get worse and make myself tackle them after weeks of marination. It is never good to just run away from your problems though, as that is just proven to not work as nothing gets done or resolved. This is something that I am going to have to work on, because I want to be able to fight against my problems and get stuff done and fixed efficiently, not waiting for them to just disappear.
Madeline Guyer
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I believe stressful situations vary, taking on many different shapes and sizes. As stressful situations vary, so do our reactions to them. For me, extreme stressful situations that include conflict, I tend to react with fighting. I find that facing people that are trying to start conflict makes me feel better and more in control. On the other hand, I do still struggle with flight. My tendency for flight, though, comes with the more day-to-day stressful situations. The discomfort and anxiety that comes with certain small situations is much easier to avoid than it is to push through that discomfort. That always comes back to bite me, since those small situations slowly build up into one big problem that I am forced to confront.