How Do You Overcome A Fear Of Being Kidnapped?
• Talk to others about your fear. When your worries are clogging up your mind, throw them out into the open. Chances are, people will give you great advice, and you can feel less worried. Scary dreams and ideas will disappear once you share them out loud to someone you really trust. • Despite seeing ‘missing’ stories from the media, understand that the chances of being abducted by a stranger are very, very rare. • Remember that if going somewhere alone makes you uncomfortable, don’t go. Ask someone you trust to help you overcome your fear by going with you to the shops, for example. Tell them to get you to know some clerks or helpers they know. Search for public phones in the area. • Never go anywhere with anyone unless someone you trust knows where you are, who you’re with and when you’ll be home. It makes it much safer that way. • Understand that chain mails about people being kidnapped are almost always untrue. People forwarding the scary mails can shrink your confidence. Don’t let
