Random verbal abuse in the street

Hiya,

I just wanted to see what others thought about this subject. I work late and am often walking around city centre midnight / early hours to grab some food for a break or walk home after work. I get verbally accosted on occasion, often in rather non-fulsome language I won't repeat here!

Now I'm sure this isn't unusual (drunks in town centres being what they are) but what is to me is that it happens to me quite a lot more often than other people at work who are in the same situation as me. Or at least it seems that way. 

So two things I wonder about, is it just because of my look (I'm covered in tattoos and piercings and have multicoloured hair) which is what I reckon it is or perhaps am I just more prone to oversharing and is this something others with Autism do (sorry if this is a rude question I was diagnosed with Autism last year so am still learning).

Also, how does this affect you? I personally think about it a lot and talk about it with friends too but perhaps because I'm getting older I fairly soon forget about it. 

Hope this is ok to ask, cheers!

Parents
  • It appears to me to be mostly a 'pack activity', people on their own seem to rarely abuse random strangers. They are aware of their safety in numbers, even if there is only two of them, relative to someone on their own. I guess it makes them feel good and boosts their group bonding to insult someone.

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  • It appears to me to be mostly a 'pack activity', people on their own seem to rarely abuse random strangers. They are aware of their safety in numbers, even if there is only two of them, relative to someone on their own. I guess it makes them feel good and boosts their group bonding to insult someone.

Children