Do you get startled easy?

[sage2021]

I really hate it when someone walks up very close to me and are so quiet - then they talk when there right behind you. If you have carpeting in your house, people are even more quiet. Then they say something in a loud voice and it really startles me.
My arms go flying up, my nervous system reacts. I swear I am going to have a heart attack one day from being so startled.

[FunkyMonkee]

I never used to `til I because the victim in a hit & run. Ever since then, I get startled and very defensive by sudden movements towards me.

[exitseven]

yes, dont come sneaking up behind me, It won't end well.

[sage2021]

@exitseven
Most people don't even realize they're sneaking up on you. They don't realize what they do startles someone until the person yells at them for scaring the crap out of them and almost give them a heart attack.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[StudyingAuthor]

Yeah, I do that to my Aunt Nae Nae all the time. She like 64 I think and I accidentally startle her a lot, I try to announce when I'm there tho.

[sage2021]

@StudyingAuthor

You should try really hard not to do that. She or I really could have a heart attack from being startled.

Talk far from her. Don't wait until you are right there and she doesn't know you're there.
Knock lightly on the door instead of just busting in on her.
In other words, give her a heads up first rather than scaring her half to death.

[StudyingAuthor]

I do give her a head up... She knows I'm in the house... she just doesn't know where I am.. and the only happens when I walk in the kitchen for some reason.

[NathanDavis]

nope...

but I do startle people often... I can be more swift and silent than my cats, lol

[sage2021]

@NathanDavis
When my son was young he used to practice being as quiet as a Ninja.
He would wear his socks so I couldn't hear him sneak into the kitchen while I was at the stove cooking. As you probably already guessed, he'd come up from behind me and yell out something like Raaaaah! Like a monster sound and grab my shoulder's.
He got really good at being a Ninja.
I guess it's fun to scare the living crap out of your Mom.🙄

[NathanDavis]

I can actually wear boots... make it to the kitchen and just say "good morning"

and people still jump off the floor or something... lol

[sage2021]

@NathanDavis
So, maybe this startling thing is bigger than I thought.
It's not just me then.🙂

[Surely]

Usually not. I try to be aware of my surroundings. Probably because I have worked around train cars and locomotives during my career. But there are times?

[LiamS95]

Not usually but sometimes.

[OhLongJohnsoning]

Yeah im like a horse, i scare easily

[DishLady]

Nope.