The Survival Mind – How to Develop The Will to Survive

Some people crack under sudden pressure and fear. Even soldiers, even cops. What about you? Facing a conflict or following a major disaster, your life may be on the line. The decisions you make next could cost you or someone else your lives. Learn what it takes to control fear and stress, while developing a “will to survive”, to survive any situation you’re ever faced with.

Fear and the Will to Survive

A lot of people go through life without giving any thought to either one.

The lack of a will to survive is a psychological process that can kill you. Throughout history, people have either lived or died when placed in a perilous survival situation.

What is Fear?

Fear is a response to sudden or perceived danger. The larger the danger and the suddenness or unexpectedness of it, the greater the level of fear that can flood your mind. If you’re not trained to respond to fear, it can overwhelm you fast. This is fear that even you, dear confident reader, might not be truly prepared for. Everything you think you know may go out the window. And then you crack.

Or maybe it’s your neighbors, following a major disaster. Your neighbors “lose it”. Maybe it’s the local police.

Disassociation — How Spec Ops Soldiers Keep a Level Head in Times of Danger

How do Special Forces soldiers keep a level head at a time when other people would crack? For one, they’re pushed to the limits of physical endurance, where they learn to “disassociate” from the pain and discomfort of physical training. That means they’re mentally able to re-focus their minds (or make an effort to re-focus their minds) to something else. By doing this, they disassociate. Click to read the full article

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Other useful resources:

Blackout USA (EMP survival and preparedness)

Conquering the coming collapse (Financial advice and preparedness )

Liberty Generator (Build and make your own energy source)

Backyard Liberty (Easy and cheap DIY Aquaponic system to grow your organic and living food bank)

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