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…Today’s article
You might be wondering the reason for the intro of this article well let me share my experience with you .So a few weeks back I got robbed on my way to a friend’s place and even though the thieves only took some cash from me, I felt like they took more. How ? Here me out . I felt so little because i couldn’t fight them off, to be fair I had my phones, my bag and some cash on me and if the robbery had escalated i might have been on the far worse loosing end because they had weapons and they were more in numbers plus it was their terrain they knew the area so well , but still I felt like a child. Like was I really getting robbed?? Were these guys going to just make away with my cash and nothing will happen ?? Should I fight them off ? Anyways they eventually ran off with my money and personally I was just so angry at myself. At that moment I wished I knew some karate moves I sure would have messed up their faces.
The funny thing was that minutes after it happened i didn’t really think much of it. I went straight to an atm got the little cash I had left and continued my journey. It was not until I got home that it dawned on me that I was really robbed. And even though when I told my friends they all said they have had similar experiences on that road and bus stop which made me more furious, so this guys just do this everyday without fear thinking nobody can stop them right ??I felt sick to my stomach. I was filled with rage at that point.
The main issue
..But you see my friend ,that is not the main reason for this article. The reason I wrote this article is because I noticed that these days I am always some what paranoid. Even when someone on the street or in a bus touches me the slightest or just stares at me or even try to be friendly I get suspicious. To the point that I keep a close eye on them till I leave the bus or till they can no longer see me. I am always thinking. “Maybe he is trying to steal from me” “why is he staring like that” “ well if he is planning on stealing from me he better think again because I am prepared to hurt him bad”. At first I thought I was just reacting to the incident but now i think it got really intense of late. When I work around I always frown so people would take me serious and know that I am not to be messed with. Like I said it’s been over 6 weeks or more do you think it’s normal ? Has anyone gone through anything similar to this? Anyways I don’t intend to loose all my guard on things but I hope this whole paranoia issue reduces with time. Let me know what you think.
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Same thing happened to me after i fell from the train. I suffer a mini PTSD. Anytime i hear the horn or sound of a train, i shiver and remember what happened months back. I've recovered from it though.