Samael
February 20th, 2009, 01:34 PM
Self defense / Sense of being safe
I live in a big city and recently I've heard a lot of stories from friends of people being attacked without any reason and it kinda got to me. I never go to bad areas of the city and I'm never going out very late and if I do, I always get taxi and walk as little as possible, but this all means nothing. I would not care if I get mugged as long as I don't get hurt, but you can never tell with these things. With what has happened in last 15 years there are a lot of crazy people on the streets. Reason why I go out very rarely and when I do only to places with good security.
About a year ago, I was going to my university, it was 11:30 AM when I was jumped by this guy telling me to give him my phone. I naturally would, but his hand was moving strangely like he was having a knife and getting it to me. I jumped, pushed him from me, run as fast as I could and called out to a police. People that were in coffeehouse near sow me AND NO ONE helped or called the police. In that moment I heard a familiar voice. It was a friend I didn't see in 10 years and he thought it would be funny. Well, we are no longer friends to put it out simply. I know it was not serious, but it looks serious to me and I had nightmares weeks after.
Soon after that I stooped going to gym late, because I didn't feel safe at all. Today, when I was coming back home I was talking to this friend about all these things and I went into army shop and bought myself a peeper spray or mas. It was an impulse buy for me, because I KNOW I WOULD NOT buy it later. I felt and I still do feel very bad about buying it, I didn't even unpack it. I read instructions and decided only to chary it with me when I'm going out and coming back home late, at 3 or 4 AM, which for me is extremely rare. My friend want to buy another for him, but they only had one at the moment.
I feel like I did something bad and I don't plan to tell my family about it, I will keep it hidden in my room, but to be honest 7 EUROS is a small price to pay for at least some sense of being safe, I don't know how else to describe it. I decided to start going to gym before school, which is perfect time and maybe find some self defense class to go to. Just to boost my confidence.
I read online that a lot of people have these things with them, because of dogs and nothing else, so I try to tell myself that. I don't know
I live in a big city and recently I've heard a lot of stories from friends of people being attacked without any reason and it kinda got to me. I never go to bad areas of the city and I'm never going out very late and if I do, I always get taxi and walk as little as possible, but this all means nothing. I would not care if I get mugged as long as I don't get hurt, but you can never tell with these things. With what has happened in last 15 years there are a lot of crazy people on the streets. Reason why I go out very rarely and when I do only to places with good security.
About a year ago, I was going to my university, it was 11:30 AM when I was jumped by this guy telling me to give him my phone. I naturally would, but his hand was moving strangely like he was having a knife and getting it to me. I jumped, pushed him from me, run as fast as I could and called out to a police. People that were in coffeehouse near sow me AND NO ONE helped or called the police. In that moment I heard a familiar voice. It was a friend I didn't see in 10 years and he thought it would be funny. Well, we are no longer friends to put it out simply. I know it was not serious, but it looks serious to me and I had nightmares weeks after.
Soon after that I stooped going to gym late, because I didn't feel safe at all. Today, when I was coming back home I was talking to this friend about all these things and I went into army shop and bought myself a peeper spray or mas. It was an impulse buy for me, because I KNOW I WOULD NOT buy it later. I felt and I still do feel very bad about buying it, I didn't even unpack it. I read instructions and decided only to chary it with me when I'm going out and coming back home late, at 3 or 4 AM, which for me is extremely rare. My friend want to buy another for him, but they only had one at the moment.
I feel like I did something bad and I don't plan to tell my family about it, I will keep it hidden in my room, but to be honest 7 EUROS is a small price to pay for at least some sense of being safe, I don't know how else to describe it. I decided to start going to gym before school, which is perfect time and maybe find some self defense class to go to. Just to boost my confidence.
I read online that a lot of people have these things with them, because of dogs and nothing else, so I try to tell myself that. I don't know