Confronting Danger     Back to Report It!
(from
http://dpsw.usc.edu/ConfrontingDanger2.html)

  1. Trust your instincts. If something "feels wrong" (with a person, a building, a situation, etc.), something probably is wrong. Even if you don't know why you are uncomfortable, change your plans, move away from the person, get out of the area - whatever is necessary to make the feeling go away.
  2. Know yourself. How do you react in crisis situations? Do you scream, cry, freeze? What might be your personal defense options? Every situation is different.
  3. In any annoying or dangerous situation, you will be the best judge of what you need to do to handle the situation. There is no one "right" approach. The following are some options which women have found effective.

     


STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL IF CONFRONTED WITH ASSAULT:


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