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A woman says no, I will not sleep with you, and a man go on a shooting spree. 

A woman says no, I will not give you my number, and is shot outside the club.

A woman says no, I don’t want you to buy me a drink, and a man shattered a glass across her face. 

A woman say no, I’m a lesbian, and a man shoots both her and her girlfriend while they slept in their home.

A woman says no, I don’t want to be with you any more, and a man stabs her to death and murders her dog.

A woman says no, stop harassing these teenagers, and a group of men beat her to death with stones and bats, smashing her skull on the pavement.

A woman says no, we aren’t married any more, leave me alone, and a man shoots her to death.

A woman says no, we work together but I’m not interested in you romantically, and a man shoots her to death whilst she’s working. 

A woman says no, I don’t want to sleep with you, and a man rapes, murders and then hangs her from a tree.

A woman says no, I’m not interested, and a man slashes her neck open.

A woman says no, I never cheated on you, and a man beats her.

A woman says no, I want a divorce, and a man cuts her neck open and stabs her multiple times.

1. I would initially think "what the fuck" and be distracted from the anxiety. (Correct.)

2. The cold of the ice would shock my system, bringing me back to the physical world and reality, drawing my focus to the cold in my mouth, and keep my brain away from thinking "I'm panicking, I must be dying." (Correct.)

When you go into fight or flight mode, non-crucial body functions stop working so you have more energy to do what you need to do to survive (oooor to spiral into a panic attack). By forcing yourself to make saliva it helps calm you down because since fight or flight is an all or nothing response, they can’t happen at the same time.