It's not ADHD. I don't have ADHD but still think very similarly to you. I certainly get emotional, often way too emotional, in inappropriate situations, but for

It's not ADHD. I don't have ADHD but still think very similarly to you. I certainly get emotional, often way too emotional, in inappropriate situations, but for one reason or another, my response to acute stress and crisis situations is absolute calm. I've also been suicidal with access to firearms but recognized the feeling for it is and knew from past experience it was going to pass. I guess that's getting a bit meta about feelings, but it's how I cope with bad stuff in general. It's happened before and I got through it before. So when it happens again, my learned insinct is I'll get through it again and I don't panic. In any case, I agree this is a great thread but the initial question you were responding to I think is asked in error. The "average" situation doesn't exist. Each person is a person. Should you personally own a firearm or carry one in any given situation? I obviously can't tell you the answer, but I can tell you the answer shouldn't depend on what the answer is on average. At some point, you're going to die, and it's very likely that, when it happens, there will be at least one thing you could have done differently that might have extended your life a little bit. By all means, avoid the obvious unnecessary risks, but you shouldn't live like a min-max video game speedrunner trying to micro-optimize every decision you ever make based on its expected contribution to your lifespan or healthspan. Try to get the obvious, well-known, big rocks right. On everything else, you're going to make mistakes. One of them will probably kill you. Make peace with that and live anyway.