Yeah, this is exactly my situation. I want to not care and tell people to just F off, but in my former (extremely blue) city, I got screamed at by two men (am female) for coming within 6 feet one in a supermarket (he was blocking an entire aisle) and then for jogging ACROSS THE STREET from one while not wearing a mask. Both scenarios upset me to the point where I stopped wanting to leave my house much. I would go running/walking at night so almost no people were out, because it got tiring having to run so far around each one like an obstacle course.
All my life, I have had strong fear when people start getting belligerent with me, but especially if they are male and I sense that they could really physically hurt me. It's something I would love to be able to overcome, and I've gotten better at standing up for myself when needed, but I tend to pick my battles because even just verbally putting someone in their place can be an exhausting and guilt-ridden action for me and can create fear of future retaliation if I sense the person is irrational. It sucks.
Yeah, this is exactly my situation. I want to not care and tell people to just F off, but in my former (extremely blue) city, I got screamed at by two men (am female) for coming within 6 feet one in a supermarket (he was blocking an entire aisle) and then for jogging ACROSS THE STREET from one while not wearing a mask. Both scenarios upset me to the point where I stopped wanting to leave my house much. I would go running/walking at night so almost no people were out, because it got tiring having to run so far around each one like an obstacle course.
All my life, I have had strong fear when people start getting belligerent with me, but especially if they are male and I sense that they could really physically hurt me. It's something I would love to be able to overcome, and I've gotten better at standing up for myself when needed, but I tend to pick my battles because even just verbally putting someone in their place can be an exhausting and guilt-ridden action for me and can create fear of future retaliation if I sense the person is irrational. It sucks.
Get an equalizer. Preferable 9mm.