As a somewhat paranoid person, you better believe I ain’t looking just straight ahead, even as a man. You never know who is nearby, waiting to confront you for any reason.
As a fellow paranoid person I assume you also make some effort to concral when you’re looking around; tie your shoe, check yourself out in a store window, watch reflections on cars, etc.
If some sketchy guy is following me, I want to know, without them knowing I know.
We had people come into our grade school to give us advice like that.
I don’t know you, I don’t know where in the world you live and what the crime statistics are there, but you don’t have to be paranoid to take reasonable precautions. Being aware of your environment isn’t paranoia. People can be attacked anywhere in the world.
As a self defense instructor, the most important advice I give people is to leave your senses unimpeded and trust your intuition. If something feels wrong, take action (usually evade and escape if possible) and do so right away. Don’t just tell yourself “it’s probably nothing, it’ll be fine.”
Obviously, if you have an actual psychological condition that gives you undue stress in relatively safe conditions, that’s probably something you could see a mental health professional about.
As a somewhat paranoid person, you better believe I ain’t looking just straight ahead, even as a man. You never know who is nearby, waiting to confront you for any reason.
As a fellow paranoid person I assume you also make some effort to concral when you’re looking around; tie your shoe, check yourself out in a store window, watch reflections on cars, etc.
If some sketchy guy is following me, I want to know, without them knowing I know.
We had people come into our grade school to give us advice like that.
I don’t know you, I don’t know where in the world you live and what the crime statistics are there, but you don’t have to be paranoid to take reasonable precautions. Being aware of your environment isn’t paranoia. People can be attacked anywhere in the world.
As a self defense instructor, the most important advice I give people is to leave your senses unimpeded and trust your intuition. If something feels wrong, take action (usually evade and escape if possible) and do so right away. Don’t just tell yourself “it’s probably nothing, it’ll be fine.”
Obviously, if you have an actual psychological condition that gives you undue stress in relatively safe conditions, that’s probably something you could see a mental health professional about.