Posted by TexasChic on March 6, 2009, at 20:08:37
In reply to Could not defend myself, posted by HyperFocus on March 5, 2009, at 23:04:37
I don't think you have ANYTHING to feel ashamed or humiliated about!!! You avoided a potentially dangerous situation! If he had continued to beat you, then defending yourself would have been called for, but he tried to start something and you were able to keep it from progressing into even more violence. In my opinion, that is to be commended!
I think people like us who suffer from anxiety sometimes expect ourselves to be Superman (or Woman as the case may be). Our expectations of ourselves aren't always realistic. Try to trust your instincts and don't be so quick to put yourself down just because someone else does.
-T
P.S. Oh, and by the way, I've gotten the shakes from far less! In the situation you were in, I probably would have cried.
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