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Originally Posted by Karmakat32
Hi dogzrule,
I'm sorry you had to endure seeing him again; I know how terrifying and stressful that can be. But kudos to you for handling the situation the way that you did. I'm sure it wasn't easy.
I've had that same feeling many times before that I was going to see one of my abusers somewhere, especially I was traveling in a triggering area of town. Most times I think it was just my anxiety and fear causing the bad feeling, but I did have one incident where I had that feeling and then I did see my abuser. I had just gotten home and was parking my car in the driveway when I started feeling really strange and terrified I was going to see him.... and then sure enough he was driving up my road and actually stopped at the end of my driveway as I was getting out of my car. I almost froze but panic took over and I hurried into my house and locked the door. Luckily he drove away. That's the only time I actually saw an abuser after having the feeling I would. I still get on hyper alert though everytime I get a feeling like that. I think our intuition is pretty smart when we decide to listen to it, so I always try to pay attention whenever I get one of those sickening scary feelings.
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It's really weird though - I somehow just
knew he was going to be there. I do get the anxiety/fear going through certain parts of town, but somehow that was still different. I'm glad in the situation you described that he drove away and left you alone.
I agree about the intuition - maybe that and/or the universe looking out for us is the best way to describe it. It's a strange experience for me though, since I have never had this sense in any other situation. Maybe it's because it is the only situation where I've felt a very true and present threat to my life, I'm not sure.