Have you ever screamed?

[Righteouspuppy]

Like out of fear proper screamed? Was thinking today whilst watching a film that it feels unlikely I ever would. I might shout or exclaim, but a proper scream? Does anyone outside of films?

Also in a crash. Multi vehicle pile up. I could see a lorry hurtling towards me and could do nothing to avoid it.
Also when my mother died without warning in front of me.

But you no longer think that now that women have told you they screamed when being beaten by their partners, right?

You surely didn’t read those posts and STILL think your experience trumped theirs?

What an incredibly mean-spirited thread.

Just about to say that!! People are always being screamed at on MN!! Right in their face as well…

Absolutely this. Usually in the MNetter's or their child's face too.

I get the feeling mine won't be like the others

During GCSE chemistry we were doing a distillation experiment and our teacher told us that it was incredibly dangerous and if the tubes broke we could set fire to the school.

Our tube broke and burst into flames and I was terrified

I couldn't scream when I was raped or when I was beaten, it was a weird no noise throat crack, when I had my kids I moaned loudly rather than scream the only time I know I screamed was just after having my youngest ( 28 weeks) and the doctors came to tell me he was a very poorly boy and might not make it. It was guttural, My DH was with me at the time and said he'd never heard a scream like it.

Exactly the same. My husband tries to announce when he's coming into a room as I scream so often and I'm genuinely startled. I scream in a comedy way as well. If I'm carrying anything I just throw it while screaming. Poor dh.

It's a bit silly. Its like if I asked men in my (warm) office to shiver convincingly and they couldn't. Therefore that proves that when people say they were shivering with cold and when I see people with chattering teeth they are just putting it on to signal how cold they are. If I pointed at someone and said "laugh" they might be able to fake a laugh but it would sound very forced/fake. Whereas real uncontrollable laughter exists. Lots of other examples.

Surely the fact that people CAN'T easily do it when the OP demands it, but do, do it at times of extreme stress implies the complete opposite - that its not a forced thing?

I'm jumpy so give a litte shriek quite often. Also on roller-coasters.

I properly screamed when a stranger tried to pull me into bushes. It was fear but also trying to alert people, I just kept doing it. No-one came to help, but he was disconcerted enough to run away and leave me.

I hate those dreams where you try and scream and nothing comes out, because that is my fear of what would happen should I be in a similar position again.

I went to see The Woman In Black at the theatre. In front of my row there was a group of schoolgirls who screamed at every jump-scare. And I found myself shooting out of my seat every time, and screaming too.

The 80s tracksuit ghost has tickled me but I'm so sorry for all the trauma on this thread. The midwife told me repeatedly that I would have more energy for pushing if I wasn't screaming so much (in a nice way, she was kind) but I assumed she was talking about someone else as I wasn't screaming at all.

My own view is that the screaming gave me energy rather than depleting it. You can see this in all kinds of physical endeavours - effort often takes noise.

I'm so, so sorry.

Yes. But the only one that makes me laugh is when I screamed in the chiropractors when they do the horrible movement to your head. I didn’t know it was going to happen and when I went back to the reception area other patients were laughing because one man had stood up and ran out the door.

Yes, when my dh had his first ever psychotic episode and he tried to stab himself through the heart. As I tried to pull the knife off him, it somehow ended up with it being held over my heart instead, as he's much taller than me and he had his head thrown back and was still trying to push the knife down on himself, not realising it was now held over me. I screamed my head off, the scream was instinctive, I didn't even think about it and it seemed to snap my dh out of his "trance". Sadly, It only brought my dog running into the kitchen to see if I was OK. My adult son, who was still in bed, just shouted down asking what the heck was I making all that noise for and FIL, who was sat (uninvited) waiting for a cup of tea in the lounge just shouted "what on earth's going on" then made a sharp exit when I told him his son had nearly accidentally stabbed me. It's over 5 years ago and I still have flashbacks. Since then, my dh has had loads of counselling for his mental illness but any time I bring this up to professionals/family etc, I'm told to not mention it as it will upset him and no point going over the past etc That scream definitely saved my life.

I used to find the beach in a storm very therapeutic for that! A friend of mine went under a nearby motorway bridge to do it (when it was busy, obvs).

I have been off work for months with diagnosed ptsd. I am hyper vigilant, and will jump (almost in an exaggerated way), and gasp with the slightest loud noise or sudden movement. I often frighten people around me when it happens (which I feel terrible about). But mostly when something awfully frightening happens, I become deathly silent and still and calm. My psychologist says it's a self preservation thing.

However, when I received a phone call when my teenage son was missing, telling me that he had taken his own life, it was like I lost control of myself and just screamed and screamed. It turned out (thank everything there is to thank), that the police were misinformed, and although he had been witnessed going over the ledge, he was thankfully alive. My colleagues and dear friends afterwards said that they'd never heard screaming like it (and they're all emergency services, as am I). I hope to never scream like that again. It certainly wasn't a conscious thing, in fact I can barely remember it.

I also wanted to convey thanks and deep sympathy to all the PPs with memories of fear, pain and horror.

Seconded ❤️

The only times I remember screaming:

• A mouse ran over my foot about 10 years ago
• I had a CT scan and idk what was going on with the cannula but when the dye went through it was agony- I still have pain and a weird lump on my wrist almost 3 weeks later
• When I was in labour, although I suppose that's more moaning than outright screaming.

I think that's the extent of my screaming.

I did as our car was crashing. Wasn't even aware it was me, it all felt a bit slow-motion, I kind of distantly heard the noise and then thought, oh I'm making that. And yeah probably when someone's made me jump! I'm easily startled though haha.

Yes, when my DS lost his grip at the highest point on a rope swing (which I'd bloody well told him not to go on with muddy hands, but he'd sneaked behind me as I was getting dogs on leads to leave the park), fell and landed on his back on a rock. Screamed again a couple of seconds later when DH went to move him before I'd checked him over. He was fine apart from a bit of bruising, but the shock and impact had made him go numb and he was shouting 'I can't feel my legs' as DH was reaching to pick him up. I immediately thought he was going to paralyse him. I've never been so scared in my life. (DH has subequently been on a first aid course!!)

Me too! Screamed at the end like a thing possessed all 3 times.

I was so embarrased the first time and tried to control it the following times but it was completely involuntary.

Are you having counselling for yourself to work through your thoughts and trauma? It doesn't seem fair at all that you're basically told to shut up about it. Hope you're taking care of yourself.

Only once when my child was having convulsions, it shocked me.

WhereTheFuckIsMyFuckingCoat I saw my parents fall apart when we thought we were going to lose my sibling. He pulled through, and I'm glad your son was OK. Seeing and hearing their pain... it has never left me.