Prepare Yourself with Mental Self Defense

Obviously, the best thing for you to do is to develop mental self defense before you need to use it.

Personal Security - What Will You Do?

Are you willing to fight to the death? Is using non-lethal defense the better way? Do you avoid confrontation so as not to risk your life? These are very important questions to ask yourself and they shouldn't be taken lightly.

Taking someone's life, even a "monster" who wants to hurt you or your family, is not an easy thing to live with. Once you take another person's life, it'll stay with you for the rest of your life. It's not like in the movies where everyone lives happily ever after once the bad guy is dead.

Your religious or core beliefs might conflict with taking someone's life. It's completely up to you to decide if using lethal force is acceptable to you in dangerous situations. It's better to make this decision now rather than wait until you're in that situation.

In a potential rape attack, some women would rather fight to the death than to do as the rapist tells them to do. There is no guarantee that a rapist will let you live after the crime is committed. We hear more and more about rapists killing their victims so they won't identify them or as an act of rage. Rape, abduction, threat to your life or some other form of violent confrontation can all be good reasons to fight for your life.

Whether you decide it's best to fight back or not is entirely up to you. I personally don't think there is a wrong decision either way. Unfortunately, you never know how the situation will turn out until it happens. But, it's good to make the decision now so you'll know what you're going to do if it does happen.

Not Really Worth It

What about situations when someone is attempting to mug you of your possessions, like your purse or wallet? This is another situation where you have to ask yourself if fighting back is really worth it over inanimate objects.

For women, giving up your purse is like giving up your life because you have everything in your purse. Credit cards, social security card, driver's license, money, checkbook, cell phone, etc. All of the things mentioned can be replaced. Your life cannot. Do you really want to risk your life over some personal possessions?

If the criminal doesn't have a gun or knife and is just some lowly purse snatcher, maybe taking him down is a good thing. On the other hand, if he/she threatens your life or is waving around a weapon, it's better to give up your purse, wallet, car, etc. You can always call the proper authorities to notify them of your personal items being stolen so they won't be used for identity theft.

Summary

Mental self defense requires you to make decisions now before you end up in dangerous situations. You need to make sure you're mentally prepared to fight back or not fight back depending on the level of danger you're in.

Using lethal force can be a very frightening decision to make and it's one you will have to live with for the rest of your life. Choose wisely and you won't regret your decision.