Is it normal to be so scared after being almost robbed.

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Well, this is my story:
At the very beginning of April of the current year, in a normal night while walking to my home after having fun with my friends, two guys came out from somewhere and tried to force me to give them my cellphone and my money. I was so scared, so my first reaction was run away. Fortunately, I managed to escape without getting hurt nor robbed.

So, it brings us to this day, December 19th. Eight months have passed, and I'm still scared of going out of my house during the night. Even if I'm with someone or not. Some people told me that kind of things happens to someone just once, but I'm not sure. I became a bit paranoid because of it; if I'm in my room and in the night I hear something strange in the backyard, I grab a steel bar I have under my bad and get prepared if something happens, but it doesn't, and then I feel ridiculous and weak. One of my friends was actually robbed (ironically, in front of his house), and he overcame it in less than two months or something, and I wonder why I can't do the same.

I apologize for my poor english. It's not my native lang.

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  • KingTermite
    8 years ago

    Get a stun gun and empower yourself.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
      8 years ago

      git a real gun and understand the implications if yallre usin it

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      • KingTermite
        8 years ago

        That's the problem for the untrained, pulling it and not using it. Good way to end up dead.

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  • Anewbis
    8 years ago

    Of course it's normal to have lingering fear after a close call.
    Courage is not the absence of fear, it is in spite of fear.

    A self defense class will remove some of the anxiety.

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  • RoseIsabella
    8 years ago

    Get a big dog, and take some self defense classes for starters. You might also need to see a therapist, I'm pretty sure you have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

    If you decide to get a weapon or weapons make sure you get the proper training.

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  • jethro
    8 years ago

    Well I can't add to either of those two suggestions. Maybe carry a knife and use it.

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