#SafetyConcerns: What Makes You Feel Least Safe in General?
Are you ever worried about your safety? Let’s dive into when people feel the least safe and how to address those concerns.
Exploring Feelings of Safety
– Do you ever consider factors that make you feel vulnerable?
– Have you noticed any patterns in when you feel the least safe?
Common Safety Concerns
– Is it while walking alone at night?
– Are crowded spaces unsettling for you?
– Do certain environments trigger feelings of insecurity?
Addressing Safety Challenges
– Have you found effective strategies for feeling more secure?
– How can you prioritize your safety without compromising your independence?
– What steps can you take to alleviate your worries?
Running errands alone in the part of town I live in. Crime isn’t super high but I can’t get gas or groceries without being approached by men. Just leave us the hell alone please.
damn y’all, I feel like I have no self preservation instincts compared. (I probably don’t).
I feel fine with men, unless it’s a group of strange men late at night. more often, I don’t feel as unsafe as I feel disgusted, but also unsafe.
also, in conservative midwestern towns. not like immediately unsafe, but a general unsettling feeling.
At home. I seem to have an attraction for home break ins since I was child my family home had some and now as an adult the last time it happened they were in the house taking nothing (so it wasn’t a robbery attempt) and ran out once my dog barked which I assume he did when they tried to approach our room. They stayed out in my yard for a little and I heard 2 male voices whispering.
I now suffer from paranoia and panic attacks that are mostly presented when I am home, my mind will convince me that someone is for sure in my house and my body will just freeze until I can chill.
On trains
Crowded places where I can’t identify a fire escape or an exit route
Medical appointments
Whenever I’m at a hospital or doctor’s office alone. ESPECIALLY if the doctor is a man. I had a male doctor do something inappropriate even when my mom was in the room and I’d rather see a female doctor, but sometimes being alone with a male doctor is unavoidable.
When two guys are fighting with each other, I stay out of it, even if they are friends
Guys tend to get violent.
I honestly wish I had self-preservation fear. I Just don’t feel it but also I’ve never had any incidents either luckily. I’m autistic and generally oblivious of my surroundings not really by choice, I Just hyper focus on my task and I have extreme social anxiety so I never look directly at anyone. I guess I feel least safe going anywhere I haven’t already been before by myself
When I/we take the bus. Which is pretty much daily.
Parking garages.
When it’s night and it’s dark outside, the city I’m from is not the safest.
If it’s night time, and I’m out with my kids. I get hyper aware of my surroundings and keep my head on swivel. I live in a city with high crime and a history of women out with children being targeted.
If I’m walking alone and a large group of young men walk past and I can overhear comments about me and feel them staring. That.
In Ubers….especially if I’m trying to get home after a night out.
at night i live in rural alabama and idk nights are just scary when there’s absolutely nothing around, i guess it’s fear of the unknown. what COULD be out there that i don’t see.
Alone with a man/with men.
Alone passing by a group of men
When I end up alone in an elevator with a man who has weird energy
Driving on the freeways where I live late at night where too many drivers are aggressive.
At night.
Also, if I am the only woman on a train or bus or street, or in a restaurant etc…
Anywhere with men or a lot of people, also anywhere dark
At my very male-dominated workplace… I have to weigh my words carefully and remind myself that some men have very fragile egos
Around cops.
Anytime I’m on the street alone. I’m hyper-aware of my surroundings and plan my paths way ahead of time. I have, at times, gone back home w/o doing the errands I was there for.
PS. I don’t drive.
when I’m alone my STBX husband.
Alone around men. Especially at night or at gas stations. Look at the crime rate toward women at gas stations during night hours. It’s staggering.
In bad neighborhoods, by myself, with men that give me the creep vibes
Getting BBQ
Being alone in public when there arent many people around. Especially early morning late evening. I used to dread walking my dog at night when I was in the city.
Walking to my car at night time (alone).
When I’m honest.
– Any context that implies that I am affiliated with the Jewish community and security doesn’t seem sufficient. E.g. waiting for my husband/friends in front of the community building, when there’s a sticker or something else identifying on our mail or when we celebrate a holiday/Shabbat at home with the window open.
– In a car with an angry person driving
– mass events (concerts, protests, religious services)
– ever since I’ve gotten pregnant I don’t feel safe in general around people I don’t know well tbh. I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb but I’m also helpless and vulnerable. Anyone giving me a little shove could put my baby and I in hospital and a lot of people really dgaf.
In football crowds (soccer)
I lived near an stadium. Every friday afternoons, while I was coming home from school, there was a match. I had to ride the train with hundreds of men. We were all packed like sardines. The men all chanting, screaming, fighting among each other. It was as if they were in an animal state. They have no consideration to those around them, and have no issue pushing women, elderly folks, and children to get seats. They smell BAD. I was in high shchool and they would try to approach. I had to turn my head to the side and close my eyes cause “no” meant nothing to them. I went to Europe, and it was the same. They catcall you, harass you, grope you and they don’t even feel remorse. I live in Latin America, every week there’s a big match, and every woman here knows to turn the other way if you see them nearby
At night. Just in general but especially in isolated areas
Unfortunately, I rarely feel completely safe. Because I grew up in a very abusive violent house. I was constantly hiding in the closet. Moving my dresser in front of the door. But I believe women are safe no place on earth.
omg parking lots terrify me
like…if it’s gonna happen, that’s where
Any situation where I’m alone with a man and wouldn’t be able to immediately escape if I needed to.
e.g. in an elevator or subway train alone with a man.