Human time perception under stress

So I'm in Arizona and I love the outdoors. I've had my encounters with rattlesnakes and there is a reaction where you freeze,locate the threat and move away,a second or two but it seems forever.I used to climb and there's the little gap between where you lose your grip and you start to fall and time( the perception thereof) seems to slow. Car wrecks,it seemed to happen in slow motion.
So this brings up a larger question of the mutability of time and the bounds of human perception. Have you ever been in a situation where time seems to slow down?

Yeah I know, reading this post,lol.

One time I have experienced the infinity.
The first second felt like one second.
The next half-second felt like one second.
The next quarter of second felt like one second.
The next eighth of second felt like one second.
...
And so on. After two second, I had had infinitely many thoughts.

@Dukedog said in #1:
> So I'm in Arizona and I love the outdoors. I've had my encounters with rattlesnakes and there is a reaction where you freeze,locate the threat and move away,a second or two but it seems forever.I used to climb and there's the little gap between where you lose your grip and you start to fall and time( the perception thereof) seems to slow. Car wrecks,it seemed to happen in slow motion.
> So this brings up a larger question of the mutability of time and the bounds of human perception. Have you ever been in a situation where time seems to slow down?
>
> Yeah I know, reading this post,lol.

Well I haven't a story as such but I do have days where time appears to be moving slower or faster than other days.

I was riding a bike when I was 10, a motorcycle struck my bike, I was catapulted up in the air several feet careening in a 360. It caused a slight concussion. When the collision occurred, I came out of my body and saw what happened in two seconds in slow motion. I woke up a short time later on the ground.

I partially put it down to the Lord's Angel protecting me, partially its the body's method of protecting us from shock imo.

@Dukedog said in #1:
> So I'm in Arizona and I love the outdoors. I've had my encounters with rattlesnakes and there is a reaction where you freeze,locate the threat and move away,a second or two but it seems forever.I used to climb and there's the little gap between where you lose your grip and you start to fall and time( the perception thereof) seems to slow. Car wrecks,it seemed to happen in slow motion.
> So this brings up a larger question of the mutability of time and the bounds of human perception. Have you ever been in a situation where time seems to slow down?
>
> Yeah I know, reading this post,lol.
idk what institution but someone did this 'experiment' where people went jumping off a 10m cliff or smth (with consent and protection), and they had to look at a screen while falling which flashed a number for a fraction of a second. time did appear to be slower but they couldn't identify the number on the screen

@chessunbeatable said in #5:
> idk what institution but someone did this 'experiment' where people went jumping off a 10m cliff or smth (with consent and protection)

Well that's the first time I've heard that "jumping off a cliff" euphemism. Good they had consent and protection though.

Under stress, a human is capable of reacting faster than usual. A human may also be more attentive under stress. But if the stress situation is prolonged over a large time period, the human's capabilities slow down and both the mind and body break down, part by part, thought by thought. Thus, we should try to avoid stress inducing situations - we may be more productive in these situations, but in the long run we break due stress. At least that's what I have experienced and believe.

@PxJ said in #2:
> One time I have experienced the infinity.
> The first second felt like one second.
> The next half-second felt like one second.
> The next quarter of second felt like one second.
> The next eighth of second felt like one second.
> ...
> And so on. After two second, I had had infinitely many thoughts.

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@george_mcgeorge said in #7:
> Under stress, a human is capable of reacting faster than usual. A human may also be more attentive under stress. But if the stress situation is prolonged over a large time period, the human's capabilities slow down and both the mind and body break down, part by part, thought by thought. Thus, we should try to avoid stress inducing situations - we may be more productive in these situations, but in the long run we break due stress. At least that's what I have experienced and believe.

Shut up, McGeorge, you're wrong. In an emergency type situation people get flight or fright adrenaline to help with little things like
•Faster than normal reaction time
•weight loss and increased focus and libido
Of course over extended time periods if high tension situations continue then we may see a slow deterioration of the personal integrity- little by little inch by inch. It's good for a short time of high out put but not too long.

Thank you.

@yahgoled said in #9:
> Shut up, McGeorge, you're wrong.

You say that, but then agree with him in the rest of your message? I don't understand.

> In an emergency type situation people get flight or fright adrenaline to help with little things like
> •Faster than normal reaction time

Makes sense.

> •weight loss and increased focus and libido

Increased focus also makes sense. I fail to see how weight loss would help in an emergency situation though. "Oh no, this bear's attacking me, let me do some push ups so I can lose a few pounds and outrun the bear!" And I can't even imagine how increased libido would help in an emergency situation.

> Of course over extended time periods if high tension situations continue then we may see a slow deterioration of the personal integrity- little by little inch by inch. It's good for a short time of high out put but not too long.

Right, now you're agreeing with @george_mcgeorge.

> Thank you.

You're welcome.