Min, its not paranoid if its instinct. Its truly a necessary protection.
Cris, I think a lot of us have this just from fear of insane suffering, but you CAN practice to get it to become instinctive.
Yeah...I guess when I am in the kitchen with my hands 'involved' in other stuff, I truly haven't thought of anyone messing with me...after all, I am the chef / instructor and why would anyone try while I am working???...!!! I think we all have that protective instinct when 'just doin' our thing' otherwise. Still think I may tatoo something on my forehead though... :) (yeah, like we could withstand THAT kind of pain...right??) You guys are great and I appreciate you input!!
Oh man Cris!
That would be scary if you had a knife in your hand and your arm "jumped" up to protect your face with that knife! lol They'd think you were going to kill someone. I guess you can't do much when your hands are full. Do you wear a Chef hat? You could go to an embroidery shop that sews on hats and shirts and get embroidered "Do not touch" but maybe it would soon be invisible to people as everything is that is right in view for a long time, like something on your fridge that you meant to remember, but soon you don't notice it.