Definition: The obnoxious habit of rewriting traumatic events with your own imaginary heroics, especially when criticizing someone’s real-life reaction to violence or crisis. Commonly deployed by keyboard warriors who swear they’d “throw hands on sight” despite never facing genuine threat or understanding the science of freeze responses.
It ignores how trauma hijacks logic, leaving actual victims paralyzed or compliant. Yet armchair Rambos confidently dissect others’ survival instincts over lukewarm coffee, mistaking their delulu fanfic for useful commentary. Peak cringe.
Example:
After hearing about the bank teller complying with robbers, Mark scoffed online, insisting he’d “tackle the gunman instantly,” ignoring her paralyzing freeze response.
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Watching news of the subway attack, Dave loudly proclaimed he’d “knock that guy out cold,” his delulu fanfic ignoring the science of trauma-induced compliance.