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(TheAlligator), if that's their real name,
wrote:

>No chance of following through. Self-defense is one thing, but murder
>is out of the question. I think we're all doing pretty well now. She
>has tried to carefully think over things so that she can drop the
>latent fear that he could find her.

I don't think that it's a latent fear, or that it can be carefully thought
away. I'm guessing that her fear is very real and very active.
Thankfully, she didn't experience a physical injury. What she's going to
need to do, is get past the emotional damage that's been done to her. Some
people are very good actors/actresses. She may very well be acting the
Strong One so you won't worry so much. She'd be an extremely unusual
person if she didn't have a *lot* of emotional baggage because of this
incident. And the longer you carry a full suitcase, the heavier it
becomes. The counseling that's been suggested is an excellent idea.

>My outlook on
>a lot of things changed this week. I don't know if it's temporary - I
>hope not. I found a side of me I don't like very much, and I want
>that to go away.

I hope that your entire family continues with the healing process and that
the long-term effects won't be too severe. God bless you all.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_