How strong is your (hypothetical) survival instinct?

[FIuffy]

Whenever I watch a movie or tv show involving zombies/dystopia I always figure that if I did find myself in a post-apocalyptic world, I’d probably just down any gin that I could find and hope there’s enough sleeping tablets somewhere to ensure I drift off peacefully before meeting a gruesome end.

Obviously, if the script writers had the same approach, these shows would be very short and quite samey.

So, when if the zombie apocalypse occurs, will you be fighting them off in a battle for the survival for humanity, or shrugging your shoulders and thinking “fuck this”?

They never show you the PTSD that would follow for any survivor. I'd be out.

Feeling confident in a slow moving zombie apocalypse, not many people near me so low numbers to fight off and I can shoot. If they’re the crazy sprinting ones, less so but I’d try and hunker down and hope they don’t find me!

I’ve also discussed at lengths with my husband and I think he’ll be the one helping me uncork our gin.
I too am fat so don’t want to have to spend my days running.

I figure I’ll grab as many treadmills as I can and set them up outside my house so any zombie who tries to get in will be treadmilled backwards.

Yes I agree. I nearly died once ( massive traumatic injury) but sort of knew it wasn’t my time.
I think if I felt the situation was too horrible I would happily just go really. I’m not scared of being dead.

The worst one is thinking if I would be brave enough to save my child. I used to have nightmares about not being able to rescue my son from a high building (scared of heights).

If some awful apocalypse happened, be it zombies or nuclear fall out, I will be dispatching myself. I don't want to live through that.

To be honest, I would be worried to death about my dog.

I'd sacrifice myself to save my children, I'm fat enough to give the zombies a right feast and everyone would talk of me as a hero but in truth I'd rather go first as can't be arsed running away from zombies, plus I'd be slowing the tribe down by staying around so it would make sense that I'd go first.

I like to think I'd be good at surviving in a post apocalyptic world. Pretty good at foraging, building fires and wouldn't have an issue with trapping and eating animals. I'd be shit if zombies were about, as my knee is fucked and i can run or walk very far

I absolutely refuse to spend my last moments running.

@FIuffy we'd be the same re the gin and I'd be bitching there was no ice! Maybe I would have to switch to a bottle of JD in one hand and the shovel in the other!
Seriously- if there is a credible threat of a nuclear weapon being launched I'm off to a wide open space in London and will sit on a hill with my gin and be vaporised rather than try and live through it. DH would be alongside.
We would have a good go at Zombies though (unless they were WWZ type- forget that!- they are really next level)
I love the treadmill idea! You could fashion a 'Lucille' bat and knock them out one at a time

Oh, I've thought about this. I'd die super quick. I'm the kind of person who would do irrational and stupid stuff in a live-or-die situation. So yeah, I'm under no illusions. I'm the extra who dies in the first 5 minutes and not the heroine who survives to the end. Sad times.

This made me laugh as I was one of these parents and you don't want to know the things i did to try to hang on to the roof over my kids head (all legal i hasten to say😉).....and I was just thinking I'm a wuss not a fighter I'd be eaten😂

I honestly think I'd just hide for a few months.

I'd be unpleasantly dead within months of my various meds running out. I think I would find a way out on my own terms.

Living in a post apocalyptic world being chased by deadly things every second of the day and not being able to rest and feel safe, seeing people you love die regularly, no thanks.

I'd be the one jumping into the zombies/mushroom people/ vampires/ werewolves to join the herd. They seem to have it easier.

DH has this conversation with me tonight (as I go back next week to a different EU capital and he stays here). Cinsidering that I am the preppers of the family, it was an interesting question from him. (Although in fairness, there have been issues in that city that I have managed for my team in the past and I am the prepper of the family...but I haven't had the security training, and hadn't yet worked out a plan until I get my new apartment).

(I should also say I'm a scout leader and have lots of camping gear so my plan is to hide out in my own place but survive on wine, chocolate and proper food well cooked with plenty of candlelight for reading and crafting and solar power for my phone/computer until everyone around me has abandoned the city or been wiped out...)

I worry that mine is so strong that I would use my children as a shield to save myself.

Between this and your username, I think you and I would be friends.

Grab a gin and join me in my treadmill fort.

I'm with you OP.

I have no desire to survive any kind of apocalypse. I have zero skills for that.

If my dog or cat were still alive, I’d be looking after them. If they were gone, I’d be tucked up somewhere cosy with a stash of pills and booze…

There's a true crime podcast called Dirty John. A mother meets a man online and quickly moves him in, one of her daughter reacts very badly to him right from the start, mother won't listen even though she has three failed marriages behind her.
To cut long story short the man attacks the daughter in a car park, he's a huge strong built muscle man, well over six foot, the daughter is tiny, petite build, he comes at her with a knife and stabs her several times, yet she manages to somehow overpower him and kill him with the knife.
She was a massive fan of the zombie films, esp walking dead and credits that to doing what she did. None of the cops or paramedics involved could believe someone so slightly built could do what she did against her attacker.

Treadmill fort! 🤣🤣 I reckon I’d be pretty tough and would give it a good go. And I’m good at running. But also short sighted so would need to tape my glasses to my face.

Mine is extremely strong it has been tested.

🤣🤣🤣

(And I don't have my diplomatic card yet so don't have a lot of supplies of alcohol..survival it must be)