The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

The survival of animals and our ancestors, the monkeys, was based not on the analysis and consideration of possible threats, but on the intuitive reading of signals that are completely insignificant to the mind and an instant instinctive reaction. With the development of the brain, rational thinking, analytical abilities and technology, man gradually lost the ability to hear his intuition and act as suggested by the experience of generations and animal reaction. In the book “The Gift of Fear”, the author suggests returning to the instincts designed to protect our lives, and draws on his many years of work as a bodyguard, and later as the owner of a company that protects especially important people: politicians, businessmen, prominent people. The most important key to self-defense is to trust your own intuition. The book “The Gift of Fear” tells how to learn this.

“The Gift of Fear. Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence" is a very necessary book by Gavin de Becker, which will help you protect yourself from violence by involving your instincts. The author knows what he is writing about, because he is a well-known American security expert and has his own company that deals with the protection of VIPs. Before writing the books, Becker, together with US law enforcement agencies, studied the verification of threats to judges, the investigation of domestic violence, stalking, and harassment. He wrote a manual for protecting people at risk. The book "The Gift of Fear" became the number one bestseller on the New York Times list in 1997. The author claims that nature has created incredible security systems for animals: a strong shell protects a turtle, bees coordinate their actions when protecting a hive from invasion. Humans also have their own natural defense system. We don't have strong teeth and sharp claws, but we do have a big brain, and this is intelligence, agility and the ability to force ourselves to listen to intuition. Using examples of communication with survivors, Becker shows how the ability to feel the instinct of self-preservation can save lives, while ignoring alarm bells, on the contrary, can lead to deep physical and psychological trauma.