About a year ago when I got a death threat from a guy.
We we’re taking, nothing serious. Just for something to do I guess. But he’d compliment me heaps, say he should take me out in his car sometime and basically flirt. Everything you wouldn’t do if you had a girlfriend.
So we were talking and he complimented me. And then all of the sudden he starts saying how his girlfriend won’t like it that he’s doing this but oh well.
I lost my shit. I told him straight off and exactly what I now thought of him, and told him to tell his girlfriend I’m sorry.
He then typed up this big death threat about how he knows my full name, family, address and social media - and he could come and kill me.
I was beside myself and shit scared. I was home alone and I was too scared to tell my mum because I was on a phone ban. I was counting down the time it would take for him to drive to my house.
It was an empty threat though. I told my cousin and it turned out she knew of the guy. She told me not to worry, he’s a weirdo but it’s just an empty threat.
When I was 16, a guy stalked me, and actually discovered where I live, because I inadvertently or more precisely unknowingly disclosed my fathers actual job title, because I had mentioned the company he works for months earlier, this stalker was able to find out my dads full name. Then using publicly available property records found online, he was able to discover my dad’s, and thus my home address! He drove from Georgia and showed up at my front door. Miraculously my dad was home at that time, and HE answered the door, not me! When a middle aged man asked for his 16yo daughter, dad wanted to know what this guy wanted with his daughter, and he fled! My dad got his license number and called the police, they caught him getting on the highway and arrested him! But I never heard anything else about it, so they probably dropped the charges. But the ordeal was SO terrifying, I literally stayed off all social media for over a year!
Creepy girl at a party. I was sleeping over, and she was getting argumentative and creepier about something; I was tired, so I tried going to bed. But “my” room was open. No doors, no locks. I don’t think I got much sleep because I thought this nut might try to attack me. Major creep vibe.
Before that, I was terrified of my dad (He was abusive). From a young age, I was terrified of him and had nightmares about him attacking me or snapping and killing me. He was physically abusive, and a mean S. O. B, so it made sense.
This lasted for years, until I was getting big enough to pose enough of a threat to make him stop. I still occasionally got nightmares even years after he stopped attacking me so much, just with him being in the same house.
A few years ago. A guy didn't like me talking to his wife. There was no impropriety. But she was planning on breaking up with him and was talking to me about it. He found out and didn't like it at all. I knew he was a serious street fighter, an ex-professional boxer and had 30 years of martial arts experience. He called me in the middle of the night and he flew off the handle. I thought he was ready to come over and beat the shit out of me. He would have died if he tried it.
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Everyday I drive Uber this thought is on my mind, but 3 days ago it was more than a possibility.
I had a very drunk woman get into my car for me to take her home. She showed me her phone and I confirmed my face and license plate so I knew I had the correct passenger. She passed out in the back. When I pulled up to her house, I woke her up to let her know she had arrived. She freaked out and pulled pepper spray on me and accused me of taking her from her house and attempting to kidnap her. Seeing the spray, I slapped her hard enough to knock her out then I called the cops. I was aiming for her hand but she moved the wrong way so I got her face instead. I had the dashcam footage ready when they arrived. Both of us were cuffed while the officer took statements and viewed my footage.
The officers believed I acted in self-defense and they asked me if I wanted to press charges. I told them no because it was just a drunk misunderstanding. They said since she did not get a chance to deploy the spray it was technically an attempted assault and not an actual assault so the choice was mine to press charges. Had she deployed the spray there would have been no choice and she would have been arrested.
Hm, within the past year or two. Lol, I have a slight constant state of fear that someone will hurt me, but that is simply because crazy people exist. It’s unlikely but not impossible. Its better to be aware of any potential harms, than to be oblivious.
Within the past year or two, I had an abusive ex, and we had broken up for good. When we broke up, I decided to move on months later and start dating again. My ex wanted to reconnect, I didn’t want to, but he found out I was dating someone and he was stalking and harassing us, and at that time, I feared for my life and my boyfriend’s.
Once. There was this guy that I was trying to date. We had the really high ups, but we had the scary lows. I'm very thankful that this was so long ago. Though he obviously still scares me as a person, he wasn't nice to me. Verbally mean. If I said no to sex, he'd grab my shoulder and ask me why I'm saying no.
When this guy let me go and got scary on me, I avoided the town he was in and worked. I felt scared to even walk in public, whether myself or anybody. It took me months for me to be in this town again. Found out he physically hit women, and I'm very thankful I grew out of the situation.
Being harmed by a firearm is something I think about from time to time. As to being harmed physically, I have no concern. I hold a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and have hundreds of hours of training in Hapkido. I will do everything I can to avoid an attacker. I will do my best to de-escalate the situation. Martial arts is NOT about going on offense. It is not about causing pain or inflecting lifetime damages. I also don't use Passive-aggressive behavior. If you don't block my retreat path I am OK with it and will leave. If you do block my retreat I will hurt you. Sadly I have had this happen before. Sadly far too many people confuse reluctance to fight with weakness.
Probably the last guy to pull into my lane space, not turning his head to look first. It was a tight place were lanes ended and went under a freeway overpass. So no side bits to escape. I predicted and braked well in time. The other cars behind were cooperating too, which was helpful. People don’t think to look for bikes, we have to predict, stay seen and or be heard.
I’ve been plenty concerned, on occasion, that a bull was going to hurt me. As a kid, I was terrified of my Aunt Alice’s geese. I really cannot remember a time I was afraid another person was going to harm me.
I mean, in wrestling practice, I’ve thought, “he’s about to pull my shoulder apart,” but I wasn’t afraid; just cautious. On construction sites, I’ve thought, “he’s about to hit me in the face with that pipe,” but there was no fear impulse.
Never had some bish scare me with violence... aaaand these days, I'll fight like an animal. So yeah, never had those feelings because... you really gonna attack me? The sweet young lady who wouldn't hurt a fly but doesn't say shi because I'm an observer, not a talker? D:> Why would you do that not knowing I got knives, pointed rings on my fingers, skull ring and investing in a bryna... I'm nice, right?
I Got pistol whipped once by a guy who broke in to steal all the guys weed. He held all 5-6 of us at gunpoint and took our phones and put them in a pillow case. Told us to all get in the bathroom.
Luckily for nobody was murdered. But I got a small concussion.
Then there was another time out front of Mc Donald's late night. A group of guys started talking shit to my brother. punched my brother in the face for no reason and got on top of him hitting him. He didn't know he had a crazy little brother standing by skating. so I came up behind him and Beat his Head so Bad it Killed him I think. I think he went into a coma or something the next day. There was another two guys that tried to get me off of him and I punched them in the face also.
This was like 14 years ago.
I'm just now revisiting these repressed memories.
there's a lot more
The town I grew up in has really gone down the drain. Big crime problem and frequent shootings. My mother fainted in the supermarket and the ambulance had to come and they checked her out and gave her a ride home. I had to go fetch her car after I got off work. I had to walk uptown from her house which was over a mile. It was dark out and I really got nervous when I was walking down the street,.
When someone doesn't want to help themselves and take their anger out on me then they depend on me to give them money and pills yes it's scary cause I don't come from that walk of life and I keep praying to God will bring an end to this some way or another there has to be Peace to bring this to an end.
u I am Iron Man I don’t fear Unless you have a gun in my face
One time when a dumbass dude was stalking me. Also at my job when one guy couldn't handle the fact that I wasn't interested in him and he said he'd wait up for me outside when my shift ends. My shift ended at 9pm..
One time is too many times if you ever feel like your partner is going to harm you.. I would recommend you get away from that.. it's not okay to harm humans I don't harm people I don't like I don't harm people that I hate.. no human has the right to physically harm another human that's it simple rules of life
I talked to this lady on line a few weeks ago. Her boyfriend was abusive towards her. She was afraid to go to the police or anyone else because he said he would hurt her really bad. She couldn't take the abuse anymore. She said she had a bottle of medicine that she was going to take the whole bottle. I tried so hard to convince her to leave him and don't take the pills. I've tried messaging her but no response. I'm still worried about her
I once told a sommelier at the Ritz that he was pouring the cabernet all wrong. He should let it breathe more. After lunch, the valet brought up my car and taped to the window was a strongly worded letter.
I demanded the FBI investigate. haven't heard back.
Just never felt this way, I've become friends with a woman recently who says she feels safe w/me and until then didn't get it, women are mistreated... never occurred to me because it would never happen in my universe!
There’s a lot of ignorance and rudeness nowadays. I feel every day the risk to be harmed by another person, both physically and mentally. I feel like there’s no respect for one’s opinions and choices, every one thinks about his square meter.
I think two years ago but they're my ex-bestfriend now.
I was 15 @ school. It was sometime in July, and it was that day when i overcame my fear of getting regularly beaten up by bullies. It was liberating, and I've not felt scared of other people since.
I'm more afraid of my government doing nasty shit to me and my family then any one person could do to me.
This is what happens when the government gets to big for the people.
We lose the We The People Power
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