when you go out, do you fear anyone starting trouble with you

i have this deep fear of anyone nefarious approaching me or starting trouble with me when i go out...i think the fear is inbuilt because of my past where i was violently attacked in public numerous times because i had anger outbursts and provoked comebacks from it..

now i have a bit of ptsd from those attacks in the distant past, so when i go out i feel very on edge and anxious....paranoid too.

is there a way to get over this i wonder? and how safe do you feel outside?

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ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69

I live in a city with a disturbingly high incidence of random violence, especially with the drugs currently on the streets, but I almost always feel safe. It may just be naivete but naivete has its points.
I don't know how I would get over your situation, other than therapy. It sounds like you have some real trauma in your past. I do wish you healing!!