If You Hear This in The Forest… RUN!

Creepy footsteps in the Woods 😭😭 #scary #scarystories #creepy Cred: @englishwoodsman

[DrScary_]

Credit: English Woodsman via YouTube

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Video title: I’ve never been so Scared out me bivvi bag.

[santibouphavong]

Theres no such thing as being a wimp when it comes to ones personal safety and life

[mizzanthrope]

I woulda been gone with the first set of empty footsteps...

[mog_]

it's crazy how a survival instinct is deemed weak

[hi-techredneck]

You did right! As a Combat Veteran US Army Infantryman, , " If it doesn't feel right, , It probably isn't right", , live to fight another day!

[uutboji]

The fact that he stayed there until darkness is crazyyyy - I would’ve left the second I heard

[NathanAngerson]

There's nothing weak about trusting your instincts. We've evolved with them for good reason.

[TheZsuZsa]

That gut reaction is the result of your brain adding up a lot of information quickly and deciding you are in danger. I rely on it. It has saved me . I taught my daughter to listen to her gut reaction too.

[Dabedreon]

Your brain is too easily deceived your heart lies to you. ALWAYS trust you gut.

[michaelfraser]

ALWAYS trust a gut feeling. It is right. He is an experienced camper. Something didn't sit well. Leaving probably saved his life or prevented him from getting a major life changing injury. Gut feelings can be about good things too.

[avg]

There are so many times people have ignored their instincts & the unthinkable happens. He’s not a coward for thinking of his own well being.

[outofthebex]

We also heard footsteps camping once. The whole place had a strange vibe. We tried to convince ourselves it was okay, but eventually we noped the heck outta there

[sunfirev]

That's the caveman instincts protecting you

[jackintheboxstudios]

As someone who spends a lot of time in the woods.

Those foot steps were for sure human.

You can tell by sound and time between each one it's bi-pedal.

Most animals make a dash type sound when moving through the woods.

Deers are a more skittish type sound.

That sound was a calm stepping motion. Which I only hear from other humans walking past.

[ckeoki]

Bro was brave enough to stay that long! 😅

[stevedixon]

If your 'gut' says you need to not be there...listen to it. Too many real stories of people ignoring that feeling and ending up in the deep end of trauma for it.

[fromn.y.top.r.]

Being safe, saving yourself is the least wimpy thing to do! I would run!

[CasualVideoGamer]

That "gut feeling" is an evolutionary trait humans obtained due to living as hunter-gatherers for so long. It's an instinctual urge that tells your brain something about a situation isn't right. I'm glad he decided his safety was worth more than content.

[tomc.]

You did the right thing. Too few people follow their gut instinct. I have spent much time in the wilderness and things aren't always rational or logical

[tbro]

Something I’ve only just heard recently goes something like “the most dangerous thing a person can run into in the woods is another person”