Are you brave? Do you consider yourself someone who would jump in to rescue someone who needed help?

What would be your breaking point that you couldn't do it?

Could you run into a burning building? Jump in to save someone from a shark attack? Could you dive underwater to pull someone from a sinking car?

Are you the kind of person who could try to save someone?

I think for me I could save someone unconscious or calm. But if someone was screaming and freaking out, I think it would make me pause.

I also think I would freeze up at a shark attack. I don't think I could do something. But then again, in the moment it might be different.

What about you?

That is the magic phrase true.

From personal experience and from the incredibly courageous things I have seen others do, things even the person who did them couldn't believe they had done, because at the moment they were doing it we were as best they or I can explain, acting almost instinctively. Also, at times, the fear doesn't come until later when you have time to think through the event. When I was 16 a green glowing ball slightly larger than a basketball floated by, approximately 15 feet from me--I actually considered throwing a nerf football I had at it--witnessed by two other people. After it had floated behind the houses to my left, we continued to play for about 10 or 15 minutes before we finally reacted to the absolute strangeness of the event and ran home. The longer you think about the danger, the less likely you are to do it.

When it comes to my family I know I would do anything in my power to save them without hesitation even if it meant losing my own life for them.

I am sure that if it was any other situation I would try my hardest to help anyone who was in trouble especially friends.
However I am a Mother and I am needed so I would never put myself in serious danger for a stranger. I know that sounds harsh but my family come first.

Saying that I could have easily drowned myself at 10 years old trying to save someone who was drowning themselves. It was, I remember, instinctual to try and help. Luckily there were adults around.

I completely agree Lottie. I'd go thru anything for my kids.

Yes, I'll most defiantly help my family!

Well that's sort of my point. I think we'd all do anything for our kids. But what would break you. What wouldn't you be able to do?

I wonder if I'd be able to push myself if my child was hysterical. Say for example if a shark attacked a child, god forbid, I worry sometimes that I'd be so horrified I wouldn't be able to move even though I think I could do it.

I obviously don't have any kids because I am only a little girl but I think I'd do anything to save my animal babies.

Then again, I'd probably just freeze up as mentioned before, because I can't even look at dead insects so I don't think I could handle injured animals.

You'd be surprised at what you can do when you have to. I honestly don't know what my breaking point would be. Over the years I have been in several precarious situations when someone was in danger and one thing I have leaarned about myself is that once the crisis has passed I fall apart. That's when it hits me about the other possible outcomes.

I agree with Michelle.

As far as my breaking point, I don't know, I haven't reached that yet.

Believe me, I've been in a lot of strange and horrific situations...to say the least - and it hasnt broken me yet.

IMO, You have to do what you have to do - but always remember primum non nocere.

...and Cura te ipsum.

"always remember primum non nocere...and Cura te ipsum."

Absolutely...

i would definately help my family.......think twice bout my siste though

I wouldn't know my breaking point because in stressfull and tight situations I tend to turn off my brain.

Nobody could answer this accurately until the gun is to their head.

Or they've already had the gun to their head.

Working at a home for the disabled for 10 years, I saw some pretty crazy stuff. Have done CPR twice. Been at the scene of 2 major accidents and had to administer first aid (no deaths, but close). Had a woman pass out and stop breathing in my house. Also, I once had to haul my Dad in to the shore while we were about 50 feet underwater and he started hyperventilating and cramping up. The water temperature was 35 degrees Fahrenheit and the moron instructor made us take the test that day.

I've never frozen myself, but have seen alot of people do it. I think when I get in that situation, the training kicks in, especially if it's medical... they really grind that stuff in when you work at a home. I do wonder what it would be like if something happened to my husband or even me, I could very well freak under the right circumstances.

I keep making mistakes as usual,maybe that is why you are so religious. You have been there and it upset you.So you have found your answer.

Not being able to help my children if their lives were in danger. I'd move heaven and earth to save them..I'd die for them...but if the situation was beyond my control, I don't know how I'd be able to go on.

That is a good question. I don't think I am brave; I work very hard to be as safe as I can in the work that I do. I haven't yet found anything I wouldn't do to help save someone. I guess if someone was being eaten alive by a pack of zombies they would be on their own. The shark attack would make me nervous as I do not swim very well...zombie sharks would be out of the question.

I go into burning buildings regularly:
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...and I actually love that. I is one of the best feelings in the world when a fire gets put out that would otherwise destroy a home or business.

I am on the tech rescue team and climb down cliffs or go into confined spaces to help people(considering I used to be claustrophobic I find it odd that I can shimmy down a 100 foot 24 inch wide drainage pipe full of muck and water in order to help people without the slightest hesitation. I used to be afraid of heights but I can rappel down the side of a 400 foot building to help someone who is stuck...it is wierd.

I think that many people would be surprised to find that they would do more than they ever thought they could to help someone who desperately needed it. I have seen absolute germaphobes give mouth to mouth to strangers without a barrier device, I have seen people who cannot swim stand at the edge of a rushing river to help a person out of the water who just got out of a wrecked car.

In all of the accidents and medical emergencies that I have gone to I (more often than not) see someone do something that puts themselves at risk to help a perfect stranger. It is one of the reasons why I have a better opinion of mankind than I did before I got into this field. Many people stand up when the time comes to make a difference in another persons life and that to me is an amazingly beautiful thing and one of humans best qualities.

I have yet to find my breaking point, having been involved in many many scary and tight situations and witnessing things that should leave me with night mares.. I don't think I have a breaking point?

I have to say, I usually one to offer a hand, but I haven't been pushed to my limits yet. Maybe because all the help I've offered has been helping someone move a heavy object or letting someone know they've dropped their glasses or left their car lights on.

I'd like to think I'd be able to rush to the scene of the incident and give help where I can, but frankly I've never been in one of those situations. I only slightly remember the first aid training they taught me in basic and really I think I could only really help if someone was already there and shouting out orders.

I'd like to see myself as the hero, but I think I'm more of a workhorse instead. I could see myself running into a burning building to save someone without thinking twice, possibly a foolish action, but as for a shark attack?! I think as someone mentioned above I'd likely freeze up. I'm pretty sure I'd be able to do something when faced behind the barrel of a gun as I've often thought if the person squeezing that trigger is often ready to kill a person.

But then again, this has all been in thought. I have never been in any of those situations and I can't really say until I'm put infront of any of those tasks.

I was already a Christian by the time this happened. I will , however, freely admit that my faith has been greatly increased by the situations He has brought me through.

I watch too many movies, play too many video games, and read to many comics so yes i would try to save someone...but would end up screwing up and the fire brigade would have to save two of us.

I don’t consider myself to be a very brave person, but where family, friends, or my beliefs are concerned I will do almost anything.
The one thing that I will never do again even for a family member is to go on a rollercoaster ever again! I hate rollercoasters.

Like said i would do absolutely anything to protect my family. No matter what it was...burning building,shark and so on. For strangers i don't know, i would try to help anyway i could but without risking my own life as i have a family to think about. I know for a FACT i could not jump in to help a stranger being attaced by a shark...there is no way, ive been terrified of them since i was a child and i wont go in the sea.

I would do anything for my family and strangers too I think. You dont really know until stuff happens but I think I would generally help as much as possible in horrible situations because I dont think I could live with myself if I didnt try. I couldnt bare to watch someone die thinking I couldve helped but was too afraid. Jumping into water to save a shark victim would be very scary but imagine if that was you who needed help.. you would want as many people to help you as possible, and the more that jump in the more chance you'd maybe scare it off. Maybe

So I'd jump in singing.. All for one One for all! But I'm crazy like that.