Watch for these signals and your own intuition to know if someone is going to attack you:
- Clenched Fists
- Lowering body stance
- Lowering chin and looking out the top of the eyes at you
- Removing extra clothing, like a jacket, hat, gloves, etc…
- Breathing will quicken and become deeper
- Bobbing back and forth, he/she just can’t stand still
- Looking around for witnesses or escape routes
- Reddening face
- Staring at you, but through you (thousand yard stare)
- Hands moving to their head
- Excessive blinking, or not blinking at all
- And, of course, the person tells you he/she is going to hurt you
These are not an end all be all, but something to give you an idea of what is to come. If you want to learn more check out Galvin de Becker’s book “The Gift of Fear” It is one of the best references to violence on the market.
Stay Safe,
Ben