Posted by muffled on September 4, 2007, at 9:36:30
In reply to Bit stressed out today., posted by arora on September 4, 2007, at 7:45:40
Aurora, please stop kicking yourself, we all got our 'stuff'. Me too.
Is there a way you could sneak by them guys somehow?
Dress down?
Wear loud music in your ears and blank them out?
Is there anyone to walk with you?
Can you walk in a diff diection?
Is there a time of day when there are more people walking by, so you can walk 'with' them?
Are you OK to take a cab?
Those workers being ongoingly down the street are proly an ongoing source of stress for you, I'm sorry.
I wonder if self defense classes are an option? To build up your sense of personal physical safety? They often include not just the physical stuff, but the mental stuff of defense. Truly the mental stuff is MORE important.
I guess I could say sappy stuff bout whats going on in those guys minds,its proly not that bad.. but I don't know that it'd be useful to you. Just know, that there's proly not any ACTUAL harm in them as long as there's people around, and they won't ALL be bad, just a few jerks...
I realize if you scared it only takes 1 jerk to freak you :-(
Well, take it easy, maybe you can just sit on your porch awhile? Or draw pics of other places? Are you churched at all? Mebbe someone from a church could take you out? People DO love to help others, makes them feel stronger and safer themselves...You could phone a local church, talk to the pastor, and ask if there's a ladies group, then mebbe one of the ladies would give you a ride? You may have to search a bit. All churches are NOT created equal IMHO...but some seem to do some good stuff.
Just thots,
Thinking of you,
Muffled
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