I may be the only person who can take that assault and it not bother me.

in my case, childhood is an issue to be considered.
from kindergarten thru seinior in highshool (14 years) I was the kid everyone picked on. also I was an actual slave to my older brother, including regular beatings. (and he has stabbed me twice) so consider this. most people will only take so much before they "Strike Back" not me I was taught by life that if you strike back, the beating only gets worse. I have only lost my temper 3 times in 51 years, and every time the consequences were very sever.

so here I am humming along doing my job, and I get assaulted. (for arguments sake we will limit the damage to a medical checkup and perhaps a few stiches.) because of my childhood my self esteem/image/worth tells me that I had better not fight back, or it will get worse. so what will I do? get checked out, and continue along my merry way.

indignant? yes. emotionally hurt (remember this is another weight on my shoulders)? Yes. fearful? yes.

so much so that the last time someone belted me in the jaw, I smiled, adjusted my hair, and replied "Now that you got that off your chest, what can I do for you?"
(late 80's Draughons Junior College Knoxville TN.)