Réflexions martiales d’un Hypnofighter #49 : Les blessures morales / Emotional Injuries
Réflexions martiales d’un Hypnofighter #49 : Les blessures morales

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Martial Musings of an Hypnofighter #49: Emotional Injuries
This weekend, I was giving a class to firefighters. During a discussion about the origins of MMA, I got the usual questions about the best fighting style. After the conversation, I got a better grasp of the question when one of the participants explained that he had been assaulted a few days ago.
We always talk about survival in self-defense, but unfortunately, we know that there’s a chance we might fail sometimes. We have to choose between defending ourselves or being in a state of shock and risking serious harm. It’s a reality we also have to confront.
It’s difficult to tell your students, who come to learn self-defense, that there’s a probability they might end up on the ground and at best, they’ll have to protect their vital organs while being close to unconsciousness.
Yet, the reality of the streets isn’t always composed of stories of people who, like ninjas, have defeated groups of criminals. Going back to what I was explaining about the assaulted young man, I observed a notion that we know all too well: the feeling of helplessness.
There’s this idea that we could have done better and avoided ending up in a terrible condition. Moreover, he had his family by his side, challenging the protector status he had unconsciously attributed to himself. You can imagine he’s probably a firefighter for a reason.
These psychological wounds can be quite complex to manage. I recall one of my best friends who, after a street conflict, remained frozen and had to watch helplessly as friends got injured while we tried to end the confrontation.
For years, he revisited that moment which, while ending with a few injuries, thankfully didn’t involve any severe injuries or deaths. There’s this unbearable feeling and the constant replay in his head of actions he could have taken.
I’m sure that for some of you, you’ve experienced this sensation to a lesser extent, feeling like you could have had a better response. Those moments where we rethink conversations we didn’t handle well, and we beat ourselves up, rehearsing everything that could have been said.
Unfortunately, you know this doesn’t lead anywhere; things are done, the « what if » won’t change anything. You need to live with the idea that you couldn’t act appropriately. It’s a genuine personal effort that needs to be put in place. Hypnosis or EMDR can help with that.
It’s quite hard to accept, and some people might generalize this temporary inability to everything we do. This cycle of self-suggestions is painful, and sometimes it can lead to depression.
But that’s how things are. Whether we practice combat sports or believe we’re ready, life can present situations where we don’t have the right answer. We can generalize this to many aspects of our daily lives.
We’ll do our best and work to progress step by step.
And you, have you ever felt this helplessness during an assault?
Take what is good and just for you.
Be One, Pank
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