Is this just paranoia?

[AmySafekeeping]

I live in an okay neighbourhood, there are creeps but there are families too. I'm always scared that something bad will happen to my parents when they go out to buy groceries at 8.30 PM. They have to come through inside dark buildings, and even though there are people (creeps and families) there and it takes a minute to walk through. I'm scared for them. They are old and wouldn't be able to defend themselves if the situation arises.

They don't want to carry weapons or learn how to defend themselves. I'm sure if anything does happen, no one would help. I don't think anything would happen but I'm paranoid and my medications are making my paranoia worse.

My dad also goes out to throw the garbage late in the night (sometimes). It takes 30 seconds to walk down the stairs of our building and even though there's a watchman there, he sometimes lets weird people in by mistake. I don't know if the watchman is there all the time though.

ONE THING I KNOW IS THAT PEOPLE WOULDN'T HELP IF ANYTHING HAPPENS. They just don't want to get involved. Kidnappers and attackers have this advantage, and I don't understand why they don't go crazy all the time and just constantly attack people.

I also rarely leave the house alone because I'm scared I might get raped.

I was watching a video on YouTube about a girl who got raped and disfigured because of what the attacker did to her. It happened at 9PM and there were people around but no one did anything to help her. How? No one even bothered to call the cops. I'm insanely scared and I'm shaking. I just want someone to talk to.

I found a thread on this site about rape and how to defend yourself, but what about others? How do I protect others from getting attacked?