Have you ever felt a sudden urge to leave somewhere immediately but you weren’t quite sure why? It’s not unlikely your subconscious mind was looking out for your physical body, without you even realizing it. There are countless stories of people trusting their gut and managing to escape bad or dangerous situations. Your instinct, or sixth sense, is like a silent alarm. You might not be able to hear it but you can feel it. Often, it manifests as fear.
Someone recently asked “What’s the most terrifying 'we need to leave NOW' moment you’ve ever experienced?” and people didn’t hold back. They shared some truly terrifying tales of the times they trusted their gut, and got out real fast. To be honest, many of them are lucky to be alive today. Bored Panda has put together a list of the most incredible answers. From narrowly escaping mass attacks, to stepping out of a bank seconds before a robbery, a few of these stories might have you on the edge of your seat. Hopefully, they’ll encourage you to trust your own instincts and listen, next time your inner alarm starts blaring.
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#41
I was in a store with a friend. I was looking at the aisle with my back towards most of the store. I felt a presence coming up behind me so I turned around really fast. I'm met with a guy right up in my face, crouched a little, his hand stretched towards my waist. He either tried to grab my a*s or he tried to grab my wallet. But went I turned around, we locked eyes. He quickly went to another aisle, and I stood there for a second wondering what almost happened. When I looked up again, he was staring straight at me from across the store with just his eyes, eyebrows, and forehead visible from over the aisle shelves. It was the scariest look, his eyes looked enraged. My friend didn't notice that anything happened, but when I saw him glaring at me like that, I told her immediately, "we need to go." She didn't ask questions and we left. I didn't report it but I wish I would have. I was scared and just wanted to leave.
Another time I was walking down the street and I saw a guy started following me. I tried to take a different route home until he stopped but he followed me across 3 streets and into an apartment complex. I got lost inside the apartment complex, I somehow ended up in a fenced courtyard that I couldn't find the way out of, and he was still following me. I had to climb up an embankment to get out. I could not wait to get home.
Another time I was walking down the street and I saw a guy started following me. I tried to take a different route home until he stopped but he followed me across 3 streets and into an apartment complex. I got lost inside the apartment complex, I somehow ended up in a fenced courtyard that I couldn't find the way out of, and he was still following me. I had to climb up an embankment to get out. I could not wait to get home.
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#42
I was in China and me and a bud were walking late in a pretty heavily trafficked part of the city. There was this guy handing out "girl cards" which are like little business cards for brothels as well as scams where they'll beat you up for your money. We ignored him, then I hear him on the phone line a second later, "Get over here quick!" I heard that and noticed the usual police presence had left, so I turned to my friend who didn't speak Chinese and told him we had to get outta there. We turned back around and grabbed a taxi at the street we just crossed and got the H**l outta dodge.
Edit: forgot to add this detail that I later learned he was a part of one of the beat em up scams and always had a watermelon knife on him (think machete but like 75% the size)
Edit: forgot to add this detail that I later learned he was a part of one of the beat em up scams and always had a watermelon knife on him (think machete but like 75% the size)
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#43
Heard shooting while on a walk on a park. Something about being in a group of people running in desperation really makes you feel like prey and your primal instincts just take over.
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