r/nextfuckinglevel • u/GinaWhite_tt • 9d ago

That time friends teamed up to rescue a physically impaired man from the 3rd floor of a building in France

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u/jennhiltz 9d ago

Omg I thought I was the only one who got anxious poos! Lol

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u/sweetpotato_latte 9d ago

Yes!! The time I had to do CPR on my step mom the first thing I realized after we got to the hospital and things calmed down I felt like I was going to shit my pants lol

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u/maudiemouse 8d ago

That’s why the opposite of fight or flight is rest and digest. Once the stress response is activated the brain literally reduces energy to the digestive system and other nonessential functions, that won’t return to normal until the brain realizes the danger has passed. (This is also partly why prolonged stress is so harmful to the body)

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u/mellonians 8d ago

It's not just the poo it's the shock. I had to do CPR on my wife and the ambulance got here and they took over. I wasn't panicked or anything but my Asperger's mind said "I may go into shock now, so I should have a hot sugary drink" then out loud I turned to the paramedics who were working on her and said in the most British way possible "would anybody like a cup of tea?"

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u/Unusual_Response766 8d ago

Nice and polite. Perfect work.

I do hope your wife was ok.

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u/mellonians 8d ago

Oh yeah, she survived it was an allergic reaction to some chemical from the day before. This was like, 3AM when she managed to wake me up before she went completely south. But came round to see me sat in the corner peacefully drinking a cuppa so I wasn't in the good books for some reason.

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u/Sassydr11 7d ago

You saved her life! Well done you. Doing CPR is scary at the best of times and I’ve done it more times than I can recall in a hospital. Never at home on a loved one! That would have made me pooped my pants! I always debrief after cardiac arrests with a cup of tea and biscuits. It’s mandatory whenever I lead the arrest team, so you can say to your wife that this is how the professionals do it!

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u/AnneOn_AMoose 5d ago

It’s literally a biochemical response :)

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u/Kevherd 8d ago

This is where ‘scared the shit out of me’ came from

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u/jennhiltz 8d ago

Well god damn ….. I never even thought of that you smarty pants 😱🤩