I can't really afford to take a self defense class right now, but I just got out of an ab*sive relationship and I want to learn some self defense because I feel really unsafe sometimes now due to my PTSD from it. I am willing to self-study until I can take a class, but I have seen the really bad self defense videos online before where they advise you to do insane things that definitely wouldn't work. I want to make sure that I would be watching legit videos that can teach some self defense techniques, so I figured I would ask about that here.
I am plus sized too, so I worry about situations where I could get attacked and wouldn't be able to run away because I will probably be slower than most attackers :/. Lastly, I worry that since my CPTSD is really bad, that I would try very extreme things that could escalate a confrontation. Basically, I worry that I would overcompensate for my lack of training by doing something crazy that would make an attacker escalate.
Side note: I am in therapy, so don't worry about the CPTSD, I am working through it and have great support. I just think that learning some self defense techniques would help me feel more secure and even empowered.
Edit: Just to clarify, I mean unarmed self defense.
Submitted October 04, 2025 at 12:21AM by Jxllyfish420 https://ift.tt/0IXNOGr
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