Yes, worth remembering that fear is an emotion, and that the trauma of MLC helps to engender this sense of fear.
I know that fear as well as compassion and love, has stopped me, at times, from doing what is in my rational self interest.
I also believe that bullies 'smell' fear. When women are fearless they often negatively perceived by men as hostile or angry (and I do not think I am being sexist here) Bullies can be male or female, and poor behaviour occurs in both sexes. However, I have noticed that simply standing up for ourselves often often evokes a negative response in men. The same behaviour in another man seems to be treated less negatively.
