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From: ariels@orca.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Nothing ever happens to people unless they want it to
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Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 12:16:20 EST
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I dunno, I think Randwulf has got something there.  He wasn't saying
"invisible", but "not-botherable" (at least, as I understood it).  

I've used the same method.  And I'm short and female.  I've found
that if I LOOK tough and ready to fight, and if my mind set says
,"I've got somewhere to go, so don't bother me and I won't bother
you."  That I can walk just about anywhere just about any time and
not get bothered.  

This method does have it's drawbacks, though.  You have to psych up
anger, and it takes a while to dissipate the anger.  So if you
accept the premise that constant anger is not good for the soul or
body (anger being a high-stress emotion),  you have to find some way
to make up for the "psychic" pinches that you give yourself each
time you use this method. 

I no longer use this method as often as I did in the past (I got a
car), but I still call on it when I feel that it will serve.  But
you do have to be ready to use that cooked up anger, not just drop
it and whimper should something happen.  Rapists and muggers look
for easy pickings, and unless you think your life is in immediate
danger (the schmuck has a gun pointed at you or a knife at your
throat), you could actually scare him off if you are tough and
confidant.  


Ariel (Grrrr, don't mess with me) Shattan
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