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Sometimes , when sharing , when a person does not have away to references to their own experiences .
Often I have found people changing the topic . Occasionally they maybe excited to share something of
their own.
And blow right past what you might have said . It doesn’t feel good but . It seems to happen to me too.

Now after yesterdays event of being verbally assaulted in my own front yard by a complete stranger . And having to run and hide in my house . After the person started climbing through my hedge to get to me . And calling the police 3 times and the only response I got was on the phone telling me they are short handed and complaining about possible future defunding . After going through a panick attack . Now want/ need to go to a farmers market today.
Hope will be okay to go out and do that . People seem to be giving me the Willies, last few days .

Jakki,

That one really sucks, and I'm sorry you had to go through that. Good job, though. Try to keep an eye out, ok? Not to scare you, but sometimes these things can hang around, and whilst it may have initially been random, it can turn to not so random depending on the aggressor in question (the situation might not even appear entirely as it seems too when it's "random"). Hoping for just a random one off thing for you. Cops mostly just clean up the mess when they do their job well, sadly (simply due to how fast things happen).

I guess I worry about similar things with someone else.

That is a traumatizing experience. I worry about your safety. Although it's probably just a one-off thing, please stay alert because some people hold a grudge for no reason to the point of being crazy. Were you not able to take a picture of that person? And the police response... I can't believe that they didn't even show up. They are ripping off taxpayers.

I suggest, that if possible, you use your old mobile phone as a security camera so that it can send the live image to your main mobile. It can also record the image. You can use the recording as evidence if anything happens.

Good advise thank you people … she appears to be hanging around nextdoor here a lot lately . Owner of that house is much older and rarely around.And in the past police advised me that her adult daughter was arrested for meth in
The past . But this woman is not her daughter and appears very much she is wearing disheveled street clothes . And has a certain appearance in her face . That looks like much street time . So yes am going to be careful . But
Am hoping my PTSD will stay calmed down .

Druggie neighbours that are causing havoc. Keep pretending to leave and then stay. The communal area is full of their furniture.. Constant people going in and out and doors banging. They're a bloody nightmare.

Are you OK, Jakki?
Can you contact police again today and set up an appointment when you can explain what happened?

Did get frustrated and scared , did the last call to police was to their watch commander . And he went on and on about being short handed, and how defunding the police caused this , ( but the defunding police proposition did not go through ) And how few officers were actually working. And how they hope to improve it someday .
But he said “ you have a right to defend yourself”. Like that was nothing to a woman who has had extreme repeated trauma , in her life . Including homicides . Then if you defend yourself it’s Court or jail for you till the jury gets convened and a court declares it self defence. So it’s a catch 22. , protecting yourself . It seems .
I rather not be involved in any of it . Thank you for suggestion Isabella .,..

It's taken me a moment to compose myself after reading this.

Here are my suggestions as someone who has also been dismissed and / or abused by police.

- Make a quick list for yourself, with the times / dates / content of your requests for help / their response
(You might be able to find this in your phone history).

- When and if you feel up to it, try calling again but ask to speak to someone in the victims' services dept.

- If you can speak to a woman, even better, but gender really shouldn't matter

- Explain what you've been told, and ask how they will investigate for your safety

- If they give you a line of crap, contact local media and let them know what's going on.
They can print / report the story without your name so it's done anonymously.

My mom accusing me and my NT sister of not paying attention on purpose to the family dog
when the dog needed to go outside. We were too busy folding our clothes & putting them away.

Being misgendered at a cafe today. No wonder I like to drink energetic drinks.

Babies crying and it hurting my ears. I don't mind when people bring babies to places, but them crying puts me into sensory overload.

Yeah, there should be some noise-blocking headgear to cover the head of the baby so that no one else can hear the noise and its use should be made compulsory.

As you said, they always forget the part where they reserve the right to charge you when you defend yourself and you're going to jail for a bit in the least until you bail out (if you can). Bad guys get the benefit of the doubt, sadly. Always fun to get something like PTSD from self-defense then having to fight for your freedom afterwards.

^ I have days like that.
Recently cried from 8 in the evening until about 2 am the next day.
Had to go in another room because my partner couldn't sleep with me watering the mattress.
Felt like hell but at the same time I needed it.
A release.

^ What I removed was just mentioning I've been crying for most of the day, which is true. I don't like mentioning such. I am doing such now all the same.

Not a release, but it doesn't matter. Just life stuff I won't mention.

^Life can suck.

I'm still experiencing grief.
But I'm not sure if it will ever end.
Can grief be eternal?

Sorry I replied to your other post.
Didn't notice you edited until now.