r/mildlyterrifying

Something strange happened on my bicycle ride last night. I witnessed a fatal car accident where the victim was a guy on a "crotch rocket" style motorcycle who was thrown like 30ft from the sight of the accident. Basically saw it all unfold firsthand/the victim(who was wearing a helmet) laying facedown motionless across the roadway.

Experiencing intrusive thoughts. Anyone else have experiences witnessing disturbing things like this?

Is it normal to feel like this? What should I do in this situation where I've witnessed something that I can't quite "shake off"?

Today, something quite frightening happened near our home in Brunei.
A child who apparently wasn’t from around our area somehow ended up in a large, empty piece of land covered with long grass. Somehow, a small fire was started, and before anyone realised what was happening, the fire spread across the grass very quickly.

The scary part was that the fire started moving closer and closer towards our homes. There were a lot of trees around, and more importantly, there were many children at home.

Honestly, we were terrified. We didn’t really know what to do, there weren’t many adults around, and we didn’t know exactly when Bomba would arrive. So while waiting, some of us started bringing buckets of water and doing whatever we could to stop the fire from getting closer to our houses and trees.

I understand that in an emergency, everyone reacts differently. Some people may panic, some may not know what to do, and obviously we should not put ourselves in unnecessary danger.
But what really upset me was when one neighbour, instead of helping, stood there with his hands on his hips and told me to stop making noise and just wait for Bomba.

I understand that Bomba is the proper emergency response and we should let the professionals handle the fire. But when the fire is already getting close to your home, and there are children and trees around, it is very difficult to simply stand there and do nothing.

I kept thinking: if this was your house, your children and your family in danger, would you really be able to just stand there and wait?
In that moment, I wasn’t trying to create drama or argue with anyone. I was scared. I was panicking because I was thinking about the safety of the children and our homes.

Thankfully, some wonderful neighbours stepped up. They helped guide Bomba in, helped with the water, and some of us continued using buckets to protect the trees and areas closest to our homes. By the time Bomba arrived, thankfully, the fire had already become smaller.

I’m sharing this not to attack anyone, but because I genuinely want to understand something.
In an emergency, when everyone is already frightened and trying to protect their homes, isn’t it better to stay calm, help where you safely can, or simply stay quiet rather than argue with the people who are panicking?

We were helpless. We were scared. We didn’t know when help would arrive. All we wanted was to protect our families and our homes.
Sometimes, in a crisis, a little empathy and cooperation can make a huge difference.
And honestly, I’m just grateful for the neighbours who chose to help. ❤️

Please be careful with fires, especially around dry grass and empty land. What looks like a small fire can become uncontrollable very quickly.

The other day, my husband and kids were walking to a baseball game in the middle of the afternoon. Walking ahead of us was a transient talking to himself and kind of walking in circles and zig zags. We were like 6 feet behind him on a walking bridge. To get where we needed to go, we could either slow our pace and stay behind him or speed past.

I grabbed the kids a little tighter as we decided to walk past, but just as we caught up, maybe 2 feet behind him, he pulled out of a gun.

He turned and swung it at us then turned around and swung it in another direction.

We turned around and quickly walked off the bridge (we were close to the start of the bridge). We called the cops. They showed up immediately. They arrested him on the other side of the bridge.

It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. As I walked away, I thought, he could shoot me as I’m walking away right now. My husband could be shot. We had our kids in front of us to try to protect them.

I just needed to vent. When did walking to a baseball game in the middle of the day become unsafe? I feel so blessed to be alive. I feel blessed that no one was hurt.

What’s the most fucked-up image you’ve ever seen or have saved on your phone? Not necessarily the most gory one just something so disturbing, cursed, bizarre, or unsettling that you still remember it. Feel free to share it if it’s allowed. I’m curious