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"There is something more hideous, more atrocious than war or than death; and that is to live in fear." - Eve Curie
Instead of being afraid of others, act as though they should be afraid of you.
Apply body language, voice tone and words with whatever method of acting that works for you.
If your acting is good, they will be afraid of you.
It's OK to be afraid. It's not OK to show it.
We were out rock-hounding with a local group on native land. The trip coordinator had received permission from the band chief to collect rocks from a steep slide. This group of business, professional and trades people had a very rough appearance, toting sacks heavy with rocks, rock hammers in hand and trudging down off the slope toward dust-covered truck and campers.
Off in the distance, trailing a cloud of dust across a plain, a car came speeding in our direction. As it approached we could see it was filled with young natives who, themselves, seemed filled with "firewater." Everyone pressed the coordinator for the details of his permission while I suggested the group stand in their tracks as I met the car filled with natives. Fortunately, the young natives remained in their car as I described our situation. Given their anger and attitude, if they had gotten out we were definitely at a disadvantage because we only looked tough. I called back to our coordinator to ask if he had found the piece of paper bearing the chief's signature. He raised it in the air.
I leaned into the driver's window and said, "If you stay in the car I promise you won't get hurt!" It worked.
They spun the car around saying they were going to find the Chief to ask why he had not told them of the arrangement. Shortly thereafter, our caravan departed the native land undisturbed and greatly relieved we had avoided a nasty confrontation. All the while I was struggling to stifle my pride in carrying off such a preposterous bluff.
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