Confused instincts

[madduckdes]

I had an incident awhile back during which someone bothered me during my walk to my office, asking repeatedly for money and eventually grabbing me inappropriately. Work made me fill out a police report, but I wasn't hurt, just unnerved. Ever since then, I've been noticing that my gut reaction has gotten less friendly when someone who seems less

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[triath]

Time heals this wound.

There was a very long time where my gut was certain that every truck was going to try to push me off the highway. I think the length of time to heal is proportional to how much adrenaline you were pumping. Your brain can re-evaluate your gut reaction until your gut recalibrates.

[porfinn]

Maybe a stranger will do something nice and that will be soothing for your crummy tummy and balance everything out.