Does anyone feel similarly in a crisis?

[Lynx122]

When things get real I get really focused and calm and I react to the situation and take action because my body knows I need all my energy right now for this situation so there's no thinking about later. I might have some after effects but in the moment I feel great like nothing can harm me or stop me. I just trust myself and my body to react well to whatever threat or situation is unfolding and I've never had a situation where that wasn't the case except when I was still a little kid.

But with people who start confrontations over small things like they wanna haggle over everything or they don't do the things they're supposed to like cleaning up. It's a lot more tiring because I know it's not serious so it doesn't warrant all my energy and attention but it's still tiring. I still need to get through the rest of the day so I don't feel like wasting energy on some minor things all the time. Sometimes when I feel fit and good I just talk to them and ask them to change whatever is bothering me but sometimes I just don't have the energy for these kind of things. Some people seem to seek every confrontation possible and just try and wear everyone down so they can get things they want even though they don't deserve it just because everybody is too tired to deal with their bullshit again.

Those people are the worst for me XD. So to me these kind of situations are a lot more challenging because it requires finesse and patience and being polite when you really feel annoyed, angry and exhausted.

Some people can always be polite and friendly and ask for the same thing multiple times if the other person is not listening to them the first few times and they never lose their composure or get pissed off I'm in awe of them.

It's not that I enjoy a crisis or that I seek it out but I've just noticed this trend I guess.

Does anybody feel the same way or am I just weird?

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I might be somewhat similar at least although I might genuinely enjoy crisis situations. I learned recently that I'm very much what psychologists call a "sensation seeker", easily bored and generally drawn to very risky situations (sometimes in an unhealthy way).

One thing that sometimes has me thinking I was born in the wrong century (not because I'm so macho or anything, but just because of the way I think) is that I genuinely do think a fistfight (provided it is not to the death) is less of a big deal than a verbal confrontation or something very political that involves cunning and backstabbing, especially with people I have to deal with repeatedly and can't avoid. The fistfight is direct and minimally stressful to me; I can recover from black eyes easily.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I think kind of like Ned Stark in Game of Thrones. I like directness, honor, honesty even with enemies. So when I encounter someone more like Littlefinger, they stress me out so much with their underhanded tactics and lack of honor. They don't fight fairly.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

They fight with the metaphorical poison while I favor the metaphorical fist. So they have me at a disadvantage and my rational side knows that, but my ethical side retains the disadvantage since it forbids me from stooping to their level. Usually I consider ethical conduct the most optimal way of living in harmony with nature and the people around us, but those underhanded types really have me wondering sometimes.

[Yannae]

I'm the same in some ways. I do also look at things determining if it's worth any energy. If it really isn't, I just let it go.

I'm different when it's a confrontation. I have trouble acting how I want to when I am stressed. I need to be either Livid or Have fun. There has been no in between if I think about it.

[jennifer_bloom]

Yeah. There are times I avoid fighting cause I’m too lazy to waste emotional energy on trying to change a resistant or uncooperative person. My strategy has always been to hide from enemies and avoid conflict and I’ve had multiple instances where people tried to force me into conflict against my will.

[NathanDavis]

same... if a dude wants to fight, they will be fighting alone... I keep walking lol