When you’re walking home alone at night, it’s easy to feel scared or threatened.  A lot of young women are often catcalled or approached in broad daylight, let alone when it’s in the evening. When people stare or approach you or even harass you, it can get pretty terrifying.

When it comes to being safe in public, there are a few tricks you can try to guard yourself. There are some wonderful apps out there for you to download onto your device. This link from PC World http://www.pcworld.com/article/2057930/5-personal-safety-apps-that-watch-your-back.html will give you a guide to five apps that offer safety for you. The main attraction to these apps is that your contacts know when you are in trouble.

Another thing you can do to keep yourself safe is take a class in self defense. Now, when I was first approached to take a class on self defense, I’ll admit that I declined. I didn’t really think that I needed it or that it would be as beneficial as people made it sound. I didn’t think that I was strong enough to fend someone off or to hold my own. But, one thing to understand upon entering these classes is that there are a lot of people who share the same feelings and you’re all in this together. The instructors are aware of these feelings and they take the time to teach you properly. They care about your safety, which means that you don’t really get lost in the back of class if you don’t know what you’re doing. They do take the time to help you, which is essential.

Womenonguard.com is a great website that offers personal defense weapons for safety as well. Men and women have a wide selection of items that they can purchase. Items such as lipstick pepper spray, personal alarms, and mace are available for purchase. Home protection items such as window alarms and nanny cams are available as well. The site also includes videos on their website catering to self defense and how to safely and properly use these items.

When it comes to protecting yourself, you can never be too careful. Classes and apps will allow for you to be safer than before and give you piece of mind that someone is watching out for you.