Uh-oh

Not a week after my father booked our tickets to Lebanon this summer, the country appears to be in the kind of upheaval that will give my mother a breakdown. And I'm no wimp, but I am completely unprepared to live in anything resembling a war zone...living in Canada all my life has certainly left me naive.

I've read more than a few posts about recent terrorism in Kuwait and wondered how it would feel for me to be a few blocks away. Would I be terrified? Would I be calm and rationale? Or would I panic and run in circles?

I suspect the latter, but my old Sergeant used to assure me when I had similar thoughts about reacting to physical violence on the job...."the training will kick in when it needs to. Don't worry." I could never 100% believe him cuz his sentiment was never tested. Now, I wonder....what would my natural human response be an event like a car bomb killing 14 people within walking driving distance of my home? Of course I would be horrified...but after that, what? My psychology and counselling training really only extend as far as recognition of conditions leading to and symptoms of severe distress....I just don't know.