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In reply to the discussion: Weird episode of Sexual Harrassment in Walmart [View all]BanzaiBonnie
(3,621 posts)may not be helpful. It could be construed and feel to her like she's being blamed for what happened. I'm not saying that's what you were doing. I can almost hear your anger at the creepo for doing this and am guessing you're upset about this. But there is no way of knowing how one will react until an event and telling Aerows what she should have done ma add to the stress of the unwanted event.
When someone is assaulted, there are three possible ways of reacting, fight, flight or freeze. The decision is made in about a nanosecond. It's an unconscious response.
When assaulted, I froze. I carried a lot of guilt for not fighting or fleeing when I was abducted and held hostage by a meth addict many years ago. Until I learned that freezing is a normal response I kept blaming myself for what happened.