: Peter Darman
: The Survival Handbook Learn the survival skills of the world's elite forces
: Amber Books Ltd
: 9781908696007
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: CHF 4.00
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: Sport
: English
: 256
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The Survival Handbook takes you through all the things you need to know about surviving disasters and staying alive in the wild, such as where to find water in the desert; how to build shelters from locally-available materials that will keep out the wind and rain but will also be ventilated; what plants are safe to eat and what are deadly poisonous; and what animals will pose a threat in survival situations. Packed with tips from the world's elite special forces and other survival specialists, this is a handy reference to surviving in the wild. [This is a text-only ebook edition.]

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL

To survive, you need survival skills – but skills alone will not save you. You need attitude, and it has to be the right attitude. All the knowledge in the world will count for nothing unless you also have the will to survive.

The will to survive is all-important in a survival situation. It is well known that the mind may give up before the body, but with a determination to survive individuals can give themselves an enormous head start in an emergency situation.

Think about this. No matter how bad the situation you find yourself in, remember that you have immediate resources to help you out of your predicament: your mental abilities and your physical attributes. Put them both to work effectively and you can achieve results.

HOW TO FOCUS YOUR MIND TO SURVIVE

Two of the greatest threats to survival come from your own mind. They are a desire for comfort and a passive outlook. If not countered quickly, they can result in the demoralisation and death of survivors. Fortunately, they can be dealt with quite easily by any survivor.

A desire for comfort is a consequence of modern urban living conditions. Western living standards have made people ‘soft’, in the sense that they are, for the most part, cushioned from threats from nature and the environment. Most Westerners – you included, probably – live and work in warm, secure buildings, have access to sophisticated health care, and have a guaranteed supply of food and water.

In an emergency scenario you will probably have none of these things, at least not initially. You may may only possess the clothes you stand up in, with no immediate food, water or shelter. The sudden disappearance of the comforts you have taken for granted is a great shock to the system and can lead to severe demoralisation. So how do you combat the mental anguish caused by the loss of those things that you regard as essential to life?

First, tell yourself that Western-style comforts are not essential to survival. Be obstinate. You really can get by without air conditioning, junk food and the TV. Second, tell yourself this: your present discomfort will be nothing compared to the extreme discomfort you will experience if you just sit down, bemoan your lot and do nothing.

A passive outlook is also a consequence of living in the West. One result of living in bureaucratic states is that the individual does not have to make life-or-death decisions. Individual decision-making is reduced to the mundane and banal. Initiative is stifled and most individuals have a passive, almost sheep-like, outlook. However, in a survival situation you could be on your own. If you are you will have to make important decisions. If this appears daunting, remember that the result of doing nothing will probably be your death. On the other hand, you can take control of the situation and live. Which do you prefer?DO NOT LIE DOWN AND DIE, GET MOTIVATED AND ACTIVE!