Thank you for the response (and everybody else, thank you as well)
I don't view the actual incident itself as arousing in any way at all, believe me the guys (there were 2) were utterly repulsive and it's quite painful to even think about, let alone re-live any of the details. I think the bit about wanting to replace a nasty incident regarding sexuality with a pleasant one makes a lot of sense, though.
I had another friend propose the idea that it relates to the whole "fight or flight" response, where we fall back on our more primal instincts, and procreation is a primal instinct, so it might be related to that, as well.
Seeing a therapist is probably a very solid plan. My Father has offered to pay for me to see one, and I fully intend on doing so, if for nothing else but to have someone to talk to that has a lot of knowledge on what the psychological and physiological responses that are common to such a thing are.
I took aikido for 9 years... but a gun was present, and I locked up. I still feel a bit angry at myself for that. I know everyone is going to say I shouldn't, but it's a feeling... and I can't make it not exist. As an outlet, just for getting rid of some physical aggression and the meditative quality of it, however, I might start practicing again.
I really appreciate the insights here from everyone. It helps to have some new things to think about.
Self defense against a loaded gun looks easy in the movies, and when you practice against unloaded or fake guns. But in the real world it's a different story.
Weirdly enough I told them (for some stupid reason) that I didn't believe they would end a person's life over it. They said no, but they would shoot my kneecaps out. That I *did* believe.
Part of me wants to move back to my home country where guns are illegal to own.
however if you look up the crimes in the US most gun-related crimes are self-inflicted vs attacks on others.
seriously, over half really.
granted i understand being scared now. it's just a sore point here because some people are trying to take away our legal rights because they disagree with them.
Well, for every 100,000 people living in Denmark, the WORST it's ever been when it comes to gun-related homicides (murder with guns) there was 1.5 deaths per year.
In the USA, for every 100,000 people living there, when it comes to gun-related homicides (not self-inflicted or anything like that) the worst it's been is 7 deaths per year.
People are trying to take away your legal rights because you live in a democracy, which gives the people the power to try and change their country for what they believe to be the better.
IIN to be extremely horny all the time after having been raped?
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Thank you for the response (and everybody else, thank you as well)
I don't view the actual incident itself as arousing in any way at all, believe me the guys (there were 2) were utterly repulsive and it's quite painful to even think about, let alone re-live any of the details. I think the bit about wanting to replace a nasty incident regarding sexuality with a pleasant one makes a lot of sense, though.
I had another friend propose the idea that it relates to the whole "fight or flight" response, where we fall back on our more primal instincts, and procreation is a primal instinct, so it might be related to that, as well.
Seeing a therapist is probably a very solid plan. My Father has offered to pay for me to see one, and I fully intend on doing so, if for nothing else but to have someone to talk to that has a lot of knowledge on what the psychological and physiological responses that are common to such a thing are.
I took aikido for 9 years... but a gun was present, and I locked up. I still feel a bit angry at myself for that. I know everyone is going to say I shouldn't, but it's a feeling... and I can't make it not exist. As an outlet, just for getting rid of some physical aggression and the meditative quality of it, however, I might start practicing again.
I really appreciate the insights here from everyone. It helps to have some new things to think about.
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Do not be angry with yourself. You are human.
Self defense against a loaded gun looks easy in the movies, and when you practice against unloaded or fake guns. But in the real world it's a different story.
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Weirdly enough I told them (for some stupid reason) that I didn't believe they would end a person's life over it. They said no, but they would shoot my kneecaps out. That I *did* believe.
Part of me wants to move back to my home country where guns are illegal to own.
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as a legal gun-owner i understand the feelings but... "illegal to own" doesn't mean anything to criminals.
that's why countries that forbid guns to their citizens still have gun crimes.
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Look up the numbers on gun-related crimes in Denmark over the past year. Heck, the past 10 years.
Not to bash your right to own a gun, just saying - raw data doesn't lie.
This isn't very complete, but just to give you an idea:
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/denmark
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however if you look up the crimes in the US most gun-related crimes are self-inflicted vs attacks on others.
seriously, over half really.
granted i understand being scared now. it's just a sore point here because some people are trying to take away our legal rights because they disagree with them.
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Well, for every 100,000 people living in Denmark, the WORST it's ever been when it comes to gun-related homicides (murder with guns) there was 1.5 deaths per year.
In the USA, for every 100,000 people living there, when it comes to gun-related homicides (not self-inflicted or anything like that) the worst it's been is 7 deaths per year.
People are trying to take away your legal rights because you live in a democracy, which gives the people the power to try and change their country for what they believe to be the better.