im 15 and i am a very anxious person as it is. i hate going out in public because my town is kinda sketchy and ive had experiences in the past with people trying to lure me or seeing people in places they shouldnt be. i was walking to the soda machine today a bit father from my house maybe a 10-15 minute walk and not even 5 minutes into my walk a white van slowed slowly next to me and a man shouted hey really loud and it jolted me so bad. i really dont like loud noises and i started running and called my mom and i dont know if they were planning to circle around or anything so i ran home. this isnt the first time people have shouted at me through their car windows, but its the first time recently and typically they will say something rude, but he just said hey and it creeped me out a lot.
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Are you a girl? This was a regular thing for me until I was in my 20’s, then it slowed down. Now I’m 33 and it mostly doesn’t happen anymore thank god. Would never want to go thru that crap again. Be safe!
This is something I dealt with as a teen, too. It was especially when I was walking to school, probably because I was clearly gay to some people. The thing is that people who don’t have the courage to say anything to you, unless it’s from the safety of their own vehicle, aren’t really worth reacting to. Some people are just bored and want to take advantage of the naivety and honest reactions of teenagers, especially if they look different. The best advice I can give is to learn to be indifferent about them doing it, and to obviously have your guard up if someone is trying to get you to do something, especially if it’s outside of the purview of others.