I have always had a really bad Startle Reflex.  I have learned to live with it
but perhapss the most trubbeling time I had with it was durring middle school.
People thought my reaction was funey and so they would sneek up behind me and
say "Boo" all the time.  It got to be a real problem, but I survived.

Yours,

Anee
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In a message dated 2/24/99 1:40:36 AM Central Standard Time,
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<< >Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:41:26 -0500
 >From: "Lara W. Cushing" <[log in to unmask]>
 >Subject: Re: Quiet list

 >One of my friends does this also.  I found that talking to her in a calm
 >voice, sort of telling her that I am approaching her, works best.

 >Lara

 Yeah, this is something that I have to deal with as well. And, I really
 appreciate it when my friends let me know when they are approaching me.
 But, a lot of times, even a little creak of the floor will cause me to hit
 the ceiling...especially if I'm reading or concentrating on something.

 I just try and keep a sense of humor about the whole thing -- I have had
 some pretty funny experiences, specifically in a class situation when my
 professor randomly called on students...regardless of whether they
 had raised their hands or not. As you can imagine, since I had no idea
 when my professor was going to call on me, I was rather "jumpy" in that
 class! At the beginning of the semester, this particular professor thought
 I was scared of him! :) I later explained the situation to him. But, I've
 got to admit that it was pretty amusing!

 ~ Amy

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