I am not talking about your overall look but look at a person and make eye contact. Take a quick inventory of the person, hair, tattoos, scars any identifying feature that they may have. One big mistake you can make is not making eye contact. When you make eye contact that means you have a good chance at identifying the person and that is the last thing they want to happen or for you to be able to do.
If a person challenges you with their eyes, look back, recognize them then look away as you move on. This challenging look should have tripped an alarm within you that this person could be a threat to my safety. This alarm is time for you to move away from the situation, it is important to get space between you and the threat.
If the intimidator confronts you and demands your wallet, purse, or other valuable items, you must make an instant decision. Experts agree that it is best to give up your valuables and protect your body. It is recommended that you rehearse this in your mind: toss your valuables in one direction and then run in the opposite direction. Make the attacker choose between your valuables and you. If all they want is the valuables, they will move toward them as you escape.
Predators assess eye contact and posture as the interview women. The predator will rank potential targets on the scale of not vulnerable to very vulnerable. A trait of defenseless women is that they tend to avoid eye contact and have submissive postures. The most vulnerable woman actively avoids eye contact and appears very submissive in the presence of an assertive person. Even when you are not aware predators are interviewing you. Do not give them a reason to pursue you.
Karen Abby is an author for diy self defense.com a womens self defense leading distributor of self defense products for women.
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