i was attacked

[Guest guest]

i was attacked today two blocks from my house by a drunk homeless guy.

it was 3 o'clock, broad daylight on a busy street in front of a

church. i live in san francisco. nice part of town. I was walking up

the street and saw this guy who was so drunk he couldn't walk straight

so i stayed to the side of the sidewalk, he suddenly dropped his

bottle and came toward me, i said NO (i read this somewhere), he

grabbed me holding me and i started screaming help me or something and

flailing my arms and running away, the guy chased me for about a block

and then gave up...no one around did anything...afterwards a guy

pulled up in a car and said he saw the whole thing and we called the

police, who were really nice...we never found him.

the police said this type of thing happens all the time, the officer

said that he and his partner worked in homeless outreach and, "those

crackheads dont want help" so he went back to being a cop...

so please be safe, you never know what the f* crazy violent people are

walking the streets, in the middle of the day. don't let any stranger

get too close to you physically, be on guard and... and if you have

to, scream, make a fuss, get attention...in my case it startled and

confused the guy

i found this website...it says

"Noise is always the first form of self defense. Be loud. Be very

loud. Scream your ever loving head off!!! Then scream louder!! If the

attack continues never ever stop screaming."

 

http://personalsafety.askacop.org/selfdefenseteens.html

 

it's hard to find meaning in all of this, i feel afraid, afterwards i

just felt so shocked, it was 3 o clock a sunny san francisco day and i

was going to go to a coffee shop and this happened out of nowhere

afterwards i was just shocked like, i cant belive that just

happened...

i have a very dear friend who came over and spent time with me and

said, i'm glad you were able to have the lesson whatever it is without

actually being hurt...i am fine, thank God,

i wanted to share this with you all perhaps as a preventative

measure..please send a little prayer,

 

be safe, Amma bless,

love, Dana

 

--

"Love and beauty are within you. Try to express them through your

actions and you will definitely touch the very source of bliss." -

Mata Amritanandamayi

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya dear Dana.

 

I¹m so sorry you were attacked and give thanks that you were able to use

your voice werenot physically harmed, by Amma¹s grace.

Please pay attention to any signs of post traumatic stress (which can often

show up later, as you move out of shock; can even pop up on the anniversary,

or be triggered expectedly).

Shall we put your name on the prayer list for rapid healing?

other ideas:

take a self defense course for women who have been attacked.

Use Rescue Remedy (a homeopathic remedy) if you experience panic attacks.

Find local resources for coping with the aftermath (in Madison we have a 24

hour Rape Crisis Line to help people cope).

 

Again, I¹m so sorry. May all fear be cleared so that you can be in love and

trust, by Amma¹s grace.

May you feel Amma¹s arms around you protecting you.

May you gain insight into why this occurred, from a spiritual standpoint.

Amme Sharanam,

premarupa

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya Dana,

I'm very sorry abut your attack. I was attacked twice. The first time I

really thought the

guy was going to kill me and it really traumatized me. I think I had

post traumatic stress disorder for quite a long time after that and

didn't even know it . I never discussed it in therapy, even though I

discussed many other matters, because - well, I just don't know why. All

I know is that it really messed me up for quite a while and I did things

I wouldn't normally do during that time.

The second time was in downtown SF. I was going up the steps of the

Stockton tunnel and just before I got to the top a drunk grabbed me. It

all happened so fast - within a few seconds - a group of people were

making a lot of noise going down the steps and the guy ran off. I was so

shocked by the whole thing I just stood there in disbelief.

After that I was really careful to not put myself in that position -

being somewhere alone with no other people around - which was not your case.

Thanks for the information.

Ask Mother to help you get over the shock. It's awful being so shook up,

and if it stays with you it's awful to live with. I'll keep you in my

prayers. Feel Mother's arms around you always.

Love,

Prasadini

 

 

 

*dana blu* wrote:

> i was attacked today two blocks from my house by a drunk homeless guy.

> it was 3 o'clock, broad daylight on a busy street in front of a

> church. i live in san francisco. nice part of town. I was walking up

> the street and saw this guy who was so drunk he couldn't walk straight

> so i stayed to the side of the sidewalk, he suddenly dropped his

> bottle and came toward me, i said NO (i read this somewhere), he

> grabbed me holding me and i started screaming help me or something and

> flailing my arms and running away, the guy chased me for about a block

> and then gave up...no one around did anything...afterwards a guy

> pulled up in a car and said he saw the whole thing and we called the

> police, who were really nice...we never found him.

> the police said this type of thing happens all the time, the officer

> said that he and his partner worked in homeless outreach and, "those

> crackheads dont want help" so he went back to being a cop...

> so please be safe, you never know what the f* crazy violent people are

> walking the streets, in the middle of the day. don't let any stranger

> get too close to you physically, be on guard and... and if you have

> to, scream, make a fuss, get attention...in my case it startled and

> confused the guy

> i found this website...it says

> "Noise is always the first form of self defense. Be loud. Be very

> loud. Scream your ever loving head off!!! Then scream louder!! If the

> attack continues never ever stop screaming."

>

> http://personalsafety.askacop.org/selfdefenseteens.html

>

> it's hard to find meaning in all of this, i feel afraid, afterwards i

> just felt so shocked, it was 3 o clock a sunny san francisco day and i

> was going to go to a coffee shop and this happened out of nowhere

> afterwards i was just shocked like, i cant belive that just

> happened...

> i have a very dear friend who came over and spent time with me and

> said, i'm glad you were able to have the lesson whatever it is without

> actually being hurt...i am fine, thank God,

> i wanted to share this with you all perhaps as a preventative

> measure..please send a little prayer,

>

> be safe, Amma bless,

> love, Dana

>

> --

> "Love and beauty are within you. Try to express them through your

> actions and you will definitely touch the very source of bliss." -

> Mata Amritanandamayi

>

>

> Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha!

>

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