Either from abusive parents, toxic relationships, short or long term bullying or any other kind of traumatic past that gave you some survival reflexes that are not longer relevant but are hard for you to get rid of.

  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    5 hours ago

    Expecting government offices to be heavily armed and require going through TSA levels of security. Turns out other countries aren’t police states that treat you like a criminal by default.

    lots do but not that openly

    edit: strikethrough for wrong quoting

    • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 hours ago

      Oh for sure, but in the few cases I’ve gone into a routine govt office here it’s usually just a few guys at the front by reception.

      In the US, they X-ray everything and question me about my (fairly mundane) fidget spinner like I’m carrying around a WMD on my keychain. I have to empty my purse and take out anything that a schizophrenic might consider suspicious.