I took a survival course a long time ago when I was young, and I remember my DI spent a lot of time on the mental aspects of survival which I thought was a waste of time. As I got older and a little wiser, I came to realize what he was talking about. In the course we talked a lot about stress, and handling death. If the SHTF, my dad will die because he is a diabetic, and yes I probably could make insulin in a lab if I had to but where would I get the necessary ingredients if the SHTF? I know that I can survive, but my wife is addicted to coffee and cigarettes and an easy life. She will be hell to live with when the SHTF. I gladly ate an uncooked rat during my survival class, can you eat your pet because you probability will have to eat a lot worst things? Even a simple ear infection can kill, we will have to bury a lot of children. I grew up on a farm, and I can hunt and fish. I have lived without air conditioning, and I know how to make do without tp. If the SHTF, in three days all most everybody will be out of food. My daughter thinks we will all come together and help each other out. She is so foolish, she will be dead in no time. She dose not have a clue, and she is likely to get her family killed also. The SHTF will be hell on earth.