[PolestaR]

I was just wondering if anyone here knows any techniques to desensitive yourself to violence and death. Soldiers fighting in active wars and such get to see first hand death and killing, aswell as being the killers themselves sometimes. All of these skills *may* be useful post "SHTF", has anyone here done any preparation regarding this?

I have heard about some people preparing for gun battles by using paint guns on their properties with an "invading" force and a "defending" force. So that they get used to their properties and hopefully take advantage of it.

Personally I have started to view more death pictures and videos, mostly from internet sites like rotten or ogrish. Does anyone know if this method will work , at least somewhat?

[Daculling]

So what your attempting is a "pre tramatic stress dissorder"? It may be helpful but I can't say for sure. I've never had a problem viewing morbid photos but the first murder seen in "House of nine" really bothered me... check it out.

You can take it a step further if you like and shoot birds. Hunting does not count because that's for food.

[PolestaR]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Daculling', 'S')o what your attempting is a "pre tramatic stress dissorder"? It may be helpful but I can't say for sure. I've never had a problem viewing morbid photos but the first murder seen in "House of nine" really bothered me... check it out.

You can take it a step further if you like and shoot birds. Hunting does not count because that's for food.

[Daculling]

I don't know, I think you have to be born with the "killer instinct" or go through very extensive training. I think controlling the adrenaline effect is the hard part. You really can't think straight in that state, it really is run or kill.

[Ludi]

Personally, I think it is a stupid and unnecessary action to take.

I wouldn't want you anywhere near me knowing you have desensitized yourself to the misfortunes of others.

[Nano]

Give me a break! Even Kunstler says it 'll be at least TEN YEARS before any real trouble might occur. Go do your homework, or clean up your room or something!

... desensitising yourself ... GEEZ. Get some honest work done!

[PolestaR]

Didn't know this was going to be the thread separating the wheat from the chaff. Good work Nano and Ludi for showing the other soon to be dead people how to go about it.

[Ludi]

So you can look at pictures of dead people. Woopy-do, so can I, having worked in special effects shops on extremely violent horror movies. Big deal. I've also seen and touched a real dead body! Oooh! Have you, Polestar?

Don't be such an idiot.

[JPL]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PolestaR', 'I') was just wondering if anyone here knows any techniques to desensitive yourself to violence and death. Soldiers ?

[PolestaR]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'S')o you can look at pictures of dead people. Woopy-do, so can I, having worked in special effects shops on extremely violent horror movies. Big deal. I've also seen and touched a real dead body! Oooh! Have you, Polestar?

Don't be such an idiot.

[Ludi]

Nope, killing chickens doesn't "desensitize" one to violence and death. I do it, I don't consider myself "desensitized."

Polestar, if you want useful skills involving blood n guts, learn home emergency medical care, such as wound cleaning and how to stitch up an animal or a human. I've done wound care on animals large and small, and learned to stitch up small animals. These are useful skills. Involving all the icky oozy pus you might care to handle.

Not saying learning how to raise and butcher animals isn't useful, it certainly is. But not "desensitizing" in the way you seem to want.

[PolestaR]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JPL', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PolestaR', 'I') was just wondering if anyone here knows any techniques to desensitive yourself to violence and death. Soldiers ?

[Ludi]

No, I'm not offended, I just think you're wasting your time and being an idiot. I'm trying to be helpful pointing that out to you. Try taking some helpful advice once in awhile, instead of being such a childish goofball.

Man, unbefrikkinlieveable!

[PolestaR]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'N')o, I'm not offended, I just think you're wasting your time and being an idiot. I'm trying to be helpful pointing that out to you. Try taking some helpful advice once in awhile, instead of being such a childish goofball.

Man, unbefrikkinlieveable!

[Ludi]

I'm not sure what you're really trying to achieve. Do you really not want to care when family and friends die? or do you want to get rid of squeemishness? I've had numbers of family members and friends die. Growing older and having these people die happens to most folks (some of us earlier than others). One doesn't get "desensitized" nor does one need to.

Losing squeemishness comes with age too, I think. I used to be incredibly squeemish.

Maybe I just don't know why you think you need this desensitization. You may already BE desensitized if you think you need to desensitize yourself to deaths of family and friends. So you may already have some kind of emotional damage, it seems so to me from this thread.

[Ludi]

My "insults" reflect my frustration that someone would think this kind of timewasting activity (timewasting because unnecessary and potentially harmful) is somehow important.

See it as a reflection of my caring about you, as upsidedown and backwards as that might seem.

[EnergyHog]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Nano', 'G')ive me a break! Even Kunstler says it 'll be at least TEN YEARS before any real trouble might occur. Go do your homework, or clean up your room or something!

... desensitising yourself ... GEEZ. Get some honest work done!

[Ludi]

And I apologise for being a dopey jerk.

[PolestaR]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'M')y "insults" reflect my frustration that someone would think this kind of timewasting activity (timewasting because unnecessary and potentially harmful) is somehow important.

See it as a reflection of my caring about you, as upsidedown and backwards as that might seem.

[Chicken_Little]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PolestaR', 'I') was just wondering if anyone here knows any techniques to desensitive yourself to violence and death. Soldiers fighting in active wars and such get to see first hand death and killing, aswell as being the killers themselves sometimes. All of these skills *may* be useful post "SHTF", has anyone here done any preparation regarding this?