I got chased last night and now I am scared... :(

When I first saw him he was just stood there staring at me. Then I noticed he was walking behind me and when I started running so did he..

When I first saw him he was just stood there staring at me. Then I noticed he was walking behind me and when I started running so did he..

Carry a rape alarm. Both my parents were police officers so they've had dealings with paedophiles etc. Above all else the best thing you can do is scream. Pull the rape alarm. Kick up a fuss. Then run. But in this case if he shouted 'roar' then its probably just a **** being his twatish self.

If you're adamant on going to this class, you could always have someone to talk to on the phone when you get off of the bus?

I started a gymnastics class last night and it is from 8:30-10:30pm at night and the class is about an hour on the bus away from my house. Well last night when I got back (off the bus) it was about midnight and this man started following me so I ran and I thought he had gone but then I saw him and he stared straight at me and said something like roar. I was so scared and ran as quick as I could as I was thankfully on my street. I was so scared that I was going to get killed or something.

I really don't know what to do. I loved the class and I really want to go back but what if it happens again? I have to get the bus I as I won't be able to afford taxis twice a week when they're about £15 and I have to pay for the classes too. I'm not scared of getting the bus but I am now really scared of walking home when I get off... It is only a 5 minute walk and my street is usually pretty safe so I thought it would be fine but I can now see that it is not. If it was earlier I could probably even knock on someone's door and ask for help but I couldn't do that at that time. What should I do? I really don't want to give up my classes but I am scared.

I'm sorry this happened to you it's surprising how much it can affect you. A similar thing happened to me I'd got of the bus and it's also about a 5 min walk through this long badly lit road with quite a few alleyways it had never seemed frightening before and I'd done the walk many times before but that night this guy got out of the alleyway I saw him and then heard something behind me and there way another guy behind me at this point I was ****ting myself luckily a taxi driver turned into the street and started driving really slowly so I just ran. It's weird how that one incident can scare you so much I'd never been afraid of walking home at night before but now I'm always a I'm always a little paranoid and turn my headphones off when I turn into that street. The advise people gave me was to phone someone and talk to them but then your advertising that you've got an expensive phone. Maybe convince someone to go with you who can drive or if someone at the class lives near you ask if it's possible for a lift and you'll help with petrol expenses.

The exact same thing happened to me a while ago. Is the guy foreign (with an eastern eurpoean accent?). The worse thing was I was carrying milk (It was quite dark and luckily i was with my sis). We were running so much, the milk dropped and exploded. We didn't care and just kept running. He was running too and I think he stopped once he realised we were going in the house

Do you have a description of him that you could give to the relevant authority? Harassment is a crime. Unfortunately I don't have much else to suggest other than what people have already said, make sure you are not on your own. If you are in a group you will be far less vulnerable.

I'm not sure... He was quite old? Was it night time? He chased you to your house so he knows where you live?

Thank you and I did ask my parents but they said it's too late I don't know a friend that could or would... They need to be safe too...

I don't take a key because my mum lets me in and I am thinking of running but I'm so tired if two hours of gymnastics D: if I don't look back I won't see if anyone's there though
But if I scream won't they run faster to try and make me be quite? :/ my mum knew I was on the way home.. I might ask her to stand at the door, do you think that would help?

Thank you!

Yeah I like the idea that if you're walking from the bus, talk on your phone to your parents/friends so they know where you are and what's going on. Maybe also walk a bit faster or avoid walking through dark paths and if you see a group of people, keep close to them.


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Not really... It was quite dark I do think I'd recognise him if I saw him again though... I can't really do anything about being on my own

Yeah, I'd be scared out of my wits too. I would suggest you call or text your parents or a close friend about one or two stops before you get off and make sure they know where you are, around how long it'll take for you to get home and that they know you'll definitely text or call again when you get home. That way, if you don't text again within, say, five or ten minutes, they'll know something is wrong - so of course, you can't forget to call them once you get home.

I started a gymnastics class last night and it is from 8:30-10:30pm at night and the class is about an hour on the bus away from my house. Well last night when I got back (off the bus) it was about midnight and this man started following me so I ran and I thought he had gone but then I saw him and he stared straight at me and said something like roar. I was so scared and ran as quick as I could as I was thankfully on my street. I was so scared that I was going to get killed or something.

I really don't know what to do. I loved the class and I really want to go back but what if it happens again? I have to get the bus I as I won't be able to afford taxis twice a week when they're about £15 and I have to pay for the classes too. I'm not scared of getting the bus but I am now really scared of walking home when I get off... It is only a 5 minute walk and my street is usually pretty safe so I thought it would be fine but I can now see that it is not. If it was earlier I could probably even knock on someone's door and ask for help but I couldn't do that at that time. What should I do? I really don't want to give up my classes but I am scared.

My sister was attacked once when she was 16/17/18 (one of them). It completely (understandably) scared her from going out on her own. She was given a rape alarm thing and it makes a really loud noise to grab people's attention and her one was hard to switch off, so say someone got her, she pressed her alarm, the person wouldn't be able to turn it off straight away so in that time it would grab someone's attention. Most evil chasing, attacking people would just run at the sound of it though.

No this one was young and seemed a little drunk so i doubt he remembers where we live lol

It was a very scary experience he just stared at us and when we looked back, he was walking fast towards us then started chasing us (wth?!).

I think you should try to find a yoga place near you

I don't really know what being on the phone would do to stop someone chasing you but I do get how it could mark me feel safer if I'm just walking home.