Why do we jump when we get scared?

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Why do we jump when we get scared?

2006-09-18 18:42:24 · 5 answers · asked by pam m 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health

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Easy. It's called the 'flight or fight' instinct. It's basic instinct to run away or fight when something pops out at us, and when we jump, our body is setting us up to either run away or fight.

2006-09-18 18:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by Bachman-ette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Instinct.

2006-09-19 01:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Not all jump. I freeze and cry (so if I was in real trouble, I'd be dead) but my husband punches first. It is whatever our first instinct dictates.

2006-09-19 01:51:41 · answer #3 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Primal instict maybe.

2006-09-19 01:45:41 · answer #4 · answered by zippythewondermutt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it's your adrenalin pumping

2006-09-19 01:45:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋