Friday, April 8, 2016

Crisis, Crisis!! Read All About It #SecretSubjectSwap April 2016

Welcome to a Secret Subject Swap. This week fourteen brave bloggers picked a secret subject for someone else and were assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own style. Today we are all simultaneously divulging our topics and submitting our posts. 



My “Secret Subject” is:
How do you handle a crisis? Do you fall apart or remain calm?
It was submitted by: http://batteredhope.blogspot.com 
(Thank you for the fantastic subject!!)

I actually do really well in crisis situations. I think it is probably a blessing. I actually suffer from horrible anxiety, so you would think I would do horribly, but somehow I manage to hold it together. Now, once the crisis is over, that is another story entirely. That is when I lose it. That is when my cool as a cucumber status ends and my OH EM GEE AHH AHHH AHHH status begins! 

I actual am quite proud of myself. I do get borderline upset, if Gigi gets upset, but I always manage to hold it together. I know I find my strength in the fact she needs me. Yes, I always fall apart once I am able, but in the moment I am okay. I even did well when she had her surgery. I was worried that would break me, but I maintained. 

The one instance where I am never in control, is when there are spiders involved. I have jumped from a moving vehicle over one of those things. I have had anxiety attacks. I have jumped from the driver seat, into the passenger seat, while driving. Crazy, I know. My brain shuts off, and I go into full blown panic mode. Admittedly, I think I am better if Gigi is around. I still freak out, but I hide it better than I have ever been able to prior. 

Now that I am thinking about it, I think that this is something I should be proud of. I have been in some pretty bad situations in my life, and I have always been able to maintain a cool head. Maybe that is why I managed to come out unharmed. I guess I am grateful. Now, I do want to make it clear, afterward, I may end up being a complete mess, but during the crisis, I am fine. 

What about you?! How are you in a crisis?!



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7 comments:

  1. I'm pretty calm and then once the Adrenalin wears off I'm a mess. LOL
    Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade

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  2. I am the exact same way, somehow I make it through the crisis. But afterwards, when what happened finally has time to sink in? YIKES, I melt down.

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  3. I keep a calm head in a crisis too, but afterwards I'm also a mess. My husband freaks so I have to keep it together. He is terrified of spiders too! I make fun of him because he will total his car if he thinks there is a spider in the car with him.

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  4. I think it would depend entirely on the level of crises happening. I'd like to think I would be even-keeled but, like most anxiety-sufferers, you just never know when panic is going to hit.

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  5. Amazingly I manage to keep my sh** together as well. Grateful for this.

    A while ago I read a post written by a police officer. It was a to-do list for eye-witnesses. At the very top of the list it said "don't freak out now, we need you at your most observant!" It went on listing details that are important for the investigations: how many people were there, what vehicles were involved, license numbers, even partial ones, etc. Then, at the end, they said "OK, if you must, you may freak out NOW!"

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  6. I think I do pretty well in a crisis. For the most part, shutting down and taking a second to think things through isn't really a bad thing. I also think it's important to think about situations that might come up and how you would handle them, just so you can be prepared.

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  7. Great answer to the question I gave you! It is so much easier to think clearly in a crisis when you remain calm. Yes, many of us fall apart after the fact. When I asked the question I had no idea that I would be getting devastating news this week. I surprised myself at how quiet and calm I took it. Still in the numb stage but anticipating a good outcome.....hopefully, soon.

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