I don't know if I'm being a wuss, but here goes nothing

You aren’t being a wuss, it’s honestly concerning when people don’t have a reaction to true crime.

You are human. Hearing about other people being tortured, killed, kidnapped, etc, it will be scary and make you paranoid.

As a child a man was high and tried to break into our home so for a while after that I’d hide in a closet every time someone knocked on the door. The fear was irrational, that man didn’t want to hurt us he was just scared, but experiencing that still kinda messed with me.

There are definitely things to be scared of and precautions to take, especially if you are someone the police might not take seriously( mostly POC or anyone with a history of mental illness. It’s common for police to be more violent, not believe your story, etc) prepare yourself for those situations if that’s one of your concerns. Know what your reaction would be.

If you are having constant thoughts and worries about being targeted for violent crimes it would be a good idea to talk to someone. You shouldn’t deal with that alone as it’s very scary.

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