Went uptown yesterday for a bit of shopping and bought this on a whim
Thought the figures might be fun to have a go at and there were good looking articles. An interesting one on A War Transformed. I seem to be buying glossies more than I did.
I am in a bit of a funk currently but trying to get out of it . To cut a long story short , last week one of my daughters had set off for work in the morning and passed some large bins. As she passed a man with a knife suddenly rose up from one of the bins in a threatening manner. My daughter ran as fast as she could, wasn’t followed and was ok. It shook her up badly and me too if I am honest . Trying to move on from it but it is hard.
I’m not settling to any hobby projects at the moment. So yesterday assembled a few resin figures and will give them a wee paint-
Undercoated they look fantastic, will see what I can make of them…
Best wishes to your daughter and yourself Alan. I'm not surprised that you're feeling low.
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That's scary and I'm not surprised you're both distressed. I still remember the shock of being attacked many years ago. My best wishes to both of you.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Her two sisters are rather shaken up by it too.
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I feel for you both Alan. That’s a very scary incident. Hope you both regain your equilibrium and confidence soon, but from experience, it can take a while.
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Thank you . We are all rather shaken up by it but trying to move forward and support one another.
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ReplyDeleteAn extremely frightening, and unnerving experience. It lays raw the fragility of our lives.
ReplyDeleteThe trauma of the event makes our minds respond with the belief that we are unsafe, and all around us is insecurity. Actually, episodes like that which occurred are rare. We live, most generally, free from harm or risk.
Tomo
Some helpful reminders here, thank you.
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How frightening for you both. Acknowledging this and feeling free to talk about such trauma is important.
ReplyDeleteIt also shows the benefit of positive things like your shiny toys and glossy magazines to distract or focus on something constructive, not negative and disturbing thoughts.
Henry Hyde’s forthcoming Battle Games / Chat interview podcast thing is about ex UK Special Forces Medic and gamer Dr Gary Colman of Game Therapy UK and gaming’s potential role dealing with PTSD and many other situations. A bit like Models 4 Heroes ...
I must try the podcast, thanks for the recommendation. Her sisters are rather affected too but we are all talking about our thoughts about it all.
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Tradgardmastare,
ReplyDeleteI was shocked to read about your daughter being threatened by a knifeman. Luckily such incidents are rare, even in places like London, where knifings seem to feature almost weekly in the local news. She did the right thing, did not freeze, and took the right action to get away from any potential danger as quickly as possible. I hope that she reported it to the police. Perhaps it might be a good idea for her to buy an attack alarm if she hasn’t already got one.
I’m not surprised that both of you are concerned about what happened, but don’t let this one event dominate your lives. I’m sure that it will be a one-off incident and the police will be only too willing to talk to you and offer you support.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks for your comments and advice.
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Very sorry to hear about your daughter's terrifying experience. Hope she and you are all feeling rather better now. Others above have given good advice so I won't add my tuppence worth...
ReplyDeleteThanks David. Just trying to move forward.
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