A young man lifts weights in a crowded gym. All of a sudden, a lion appears in the doorway, locks eyes with the young man and bursts into full pursuit.
That surge of adrenaline and panic is what one Schriever Airman felt while performing normal everyday tasks.
“I’m going through this feeling of a lion chasing me, so much adrenaline is rushing through my body, but it’s all in my world,” the Schriever Airman said. “It all starts in your head… you think, ‘I don’t want to make a scene’ and then you start making a scene because your heart starts racing and your body takes over… it’s a fight or flight mechanism but there’s nothing happening. It was all in my head.”
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