Yeah it depends on the situation.
If any reaction from me might worsen it, I'd bail.
But if it is a worthy cause & if I have been unjustly treated, & no third parties are in danger of being harmed, then fight
i remember an image of me as a kid being held back by a friend and me trying to charge towards a group of bengali boys who had asked me to fight them...i dunno why, cant remember. lol.Even as a kid it was all about pride, getting beat up but never losing face.
Your body will tell you what to do if the situation arises. It's actually a very good mechanism in the human body - we have this automatic reaction to certain incidents where we don't even think about doing it, deemed as fight or flight. So, I cannot say which one as the situation hasn't arised. But, now that I think about it fighting has never been an option for my body, so I just tend to stand there or run away (at least from what I can recall).
I do not like fighting, but if the situation calls for it and there is no alternative, then fight I shall. Though that situation has yet to arise for me.
Epinephrine is a "fight or flight" hormone, and plays a central role in the short-term stress reaction. It is released from the adrenal glands when danger threatens or in an emergency. Such triggers may be threatening, exciting, or environmental stressor conditions such as high noise levels, or bright light and high ambient temperature (see Fight-or-flight response).
Though personally I'd rather fight then flight. Which reminds me of a friend who used to love running, he'd start running for no reason some times and leave us behind ;o. Though this one time these 2 big black guys wanted to mug him so he just legged it, that's the only time I can remember him running for a good reason :O.
I mean in general....in life....when you're faced with a problem do you face it head on or ignore it and hope it'll go away. Do you avoid conflict or do you welcome it :coolious: :-[