How do you protect yourself?

In a world that is becoming ever more vicious, other than avoidance how do you defend yourself (your welbeing) in no violent ways?

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  • Whats Satan's horn? 

    Sometimes jostling on place like trains is unavoidable.

  • I’ve had women rubbing themselves up against me on trains I am not really a fan of this. In the past I have received quite a lot of female misogyny, which I see as women holding Satans horn. When women think all men are the same that is the end of the world.

    I’ve always seen myself as a pacifist (any kind of unwanted contact is violence, I would definitely refuse to go to war. I’m quite street wise, I wouldn’t class myself as working class but if someone is confrontational I can give it back. 

  • I don't mind being touched, it depends on who, when and why, if someone jostles me me first thought is, "Are my bag and purse safe?" Obviously there are some people who stand to close on purpose as a means of intimidation, I've taken to doing what my Mum does and swingling round sharply with a slightly extended elbow and then appologising for hurting them.

    I avoid being in crowded places, so I don't get to much aggravation, although I do get quite a few comments, like short old men calling me Sir, even though it's obvious I'm female. I was talking to a lady in the local shop who's a bit taller than me and she gets it too, there's quite a bit of hostility towards tall women.

    I suppose one advantage of my working class background is that I learnt to answer back early and very well, I'm not easily physically intimidated either.

  • Exactly This is why you have to protect yourself.  Its a form of abuse. Anyone who reads this probably thinks that I am nuts, because they trust them. lol.

    I am just going to post this even if it sounds like bonkers paranoid balony I don't fully understand the science  yet but I know that its real.

    That thing people do why they swing their arms at you or rub up close to you. I really dislike being overly close to people I don't know, a love. Your essence

    Maybe this is the main difference between ebergy vampires and me. A because I don't want to be friends, B because I don't like being close to people without good reason.

    I'm noticing a lot more female energy vampires.

    In the 1980s there a lot of films warning what was going on, The Dark Crystal, Lifeforce, later Warcraft, more recently I think also social media and phones have the ability to tap you or at least your personal preferences and inspirations. Unless you wear dark sunglasses.

    Or its just mind games being played. I may delete this later, I am hoping for some clarity from anyone.

    Really the question might be do you feel you need protection? If you feel threatened. The ideal scenario would not to be in any position where you feel like you need to cover your ears or eyes.