To just be confused what happened!

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I am struggling to get over something that happened earlier this week and actually feel really anxious since.

Friend and I, drove to get lunch somewhere near work (the main shop type area). Parked in outdoor car park. We were walking back to my car chatting about work and her old work (which we walked past)

Suddenly we heard shouting . A woman screaming 'what are you looking at' we continued walking and she shouted again this time with name calling (c word) we looked around to realise we were the only ones there and she was shouting at us. She was about 5 metres away with a toddler in arms putting him down. Friend and I looked at each other so confused and has stopped. She then carried on shouting 'YES YOU' and 'how dare we F stare and talk about her' Calling us lots of names at top of her lungs and saying to come over and say it, how we couldn't stare and then not say anything?!!!

We quickly continued towards the car (other end of car park!!!!) and said nothing as we were honestly stunned. She continued shouting names, fat b## and all sorts.But then she looked like she was recording or taking pictures of us?!

We were both abit shaken and drove off and I could see her out my mirror with phone directly pointing at my car almost in the middle of the road!

We genuinely had not noticed this woman until she was shouting and had no reason to talk or look at her. We both didn't recognise her plus she was pretty far away ?! It was all so so random. :/ We can only assume because we were talking about friends old work building across the road she thought we were looking in her direction.

It's been playing on my mind ever since. I'm hoping she's just posted my car/photo in a ranting Facebook status but I'm also worried what else she could do with my reg. Also worried to go out at lunch again by work incase of a run in , which is silly!!!!Just wondering if I can somehow be traced ? To put my mind at ease!

She sounds completely batshit tbh! Try not to worry there will probably be no ramifications apart from a weird rant on fb which no one will take any notice of.

Worse case scenario, she tries to report you/car reg to police. Will be fairly obvious to them that she's bonkers! Channel inner zen etc 💐

A lady in our village used to rant at people for no reason.
She was well known for her irrational behaviour.
She definitely had some mh issues.
I wouldn't worry OP. You're probably not the woman's first victims.
Try to forget her.

I think it's safe to assume this is someone with severe problems herself and has nothing to do with you.

She clearly can't have filmed you talking and staring as you weren't.

Just get on with your weeks and go back to that place if you want.

Poor toddler 😟

Sadly she sounds either unwell or as though she might be on something. Worrying that she had a small child with her whilst behaving this way, that leaps out as the biggest concern here.

I think most people would be a bit shaken up by this OP but ultimately I can't see really what could come of it. You weren't doing anything so I doubt the video was even worth putting online nor would anyone care if it was. What did you imagine she would be able to do with your car registration? Nothing will come of it OP, I hardly think some random person in that state in the park has the means to 'trace' two strangers she saw from a video of a car reg. She might not even have managed to press record in that state lets face it.

I would try to stop overthinking it and just get on with a normal day/week. She isn't likely to be someone you ever see again and wouldn't recognise you if she even did.

I personally would call 101 and report it as harassment and also as a (pretty major) safeguarding concern. That poor child.

She should be the one reported, behaving like that while in charge of a small child.
She wouldn't be able to trace you through your reg number, and walking along chatting to a friend is not a criminal offence.......yet 😉

She sounds mentally unwell but don't be scared of her. If she got near you just get away and call police. Don't let some crazy lady stop you living your life.

Probably on crack, think nothing of it x

I honestly wouldn't worry too much, it sounds like she has some issues and was being quite irrational. It's not a nice thing to happen though so I totally get it!

A few weeks ago I was with my partner at a running event and we were talking about something one of his work colleagues had done (something stupid but funny, like putting tomato in a cake or something, I literally don't even remember!) and I'd said to him "oh god, that's awful!" And was laughing. Then heard a voice behind me say "are you laughing at his outfit?!" I turned around to see a man dressed in fancy dress (for the run) and two women looking me up and down. I was confused as I'd not even noticed them prior to her asking me if I was laughing. I was so shocked I didn't say anything and the man then scoffed "some people are just jealous!" And they all walked away. It was so bizarre as I'd literally not noticed them, and his outfit wasn't much to laugh at anyway. I felt uncomfortable for the rest of the morning because they were there and somehow thought I was a bit of a cow that makes fun of people. Some folk are just a bit odd or are insecure and genuinely believe people are talking about them when they aren't. Try not to worry OP

Maybe she was hoping she’d get a reaction from you with an ensuing argument so she could post it on social media and play the victim. I see a lot of those type of videos with the beginning missing, so you never really know how the argument started.
It’s good you ignored her. I’d try and forget all about it.

That's so weird. You did nothing wrong. I remember once when DD was a toddler, myself and 2 friends took our LO's to softplay. There was a little bus ride that you put money in. There was a little girl in it. My DD and friends waited for their turn and just stood next to the bus, watching while the girl had her turn. I don't think they even spoke to the girl. She finished her go, got out and they climbed in. Before I'd given them any money, somehow they'd pressed the button and the ride had started. I was really puzzled and laughingly said "how did that happen?" and thought nothing of it. Lo and behold that evening a woman posted on our local Net Mums page that 3 children at softplay had bullied her poor daughter off of a ride, the mums sat back and did nothing, then drove off in their expensive designer clothes in their flash cars. It was definitely us she was talking about as she named the softplay. All 3 of us saw the comment and basically told her she was deranged and should get her facts right before she accuses people and that we were all dressed in jeans and casual tops, far from designer, and that we all had pretty cheap old cars. Mine was a 10 year old Ford Focus! Nowt as queer as folk. Most people don't realise that people generally are not interested in other random people when out and about, we have enough to think about!

Normal people don't do that, those that do, do it to everyone. Honestly I think she has a mental illness. Keep telling yourself this, because there would be no other valid reason.

It's not personal to you, sounds like she's mentally unwell
To have a toddler in her arms is concerning and I'd report that alone to 101
I have a MH diagnosis myself

She could've been suffering psychosis or something. I'd have (and have in similar circumstance) phoned 101 and explain she has a small child with her.

Yes I definetely worried for that small child . I only seen that it was a him and not much else (his facial expressions ) as I was trying to scurry away quickly in the end and also as I say, they were actually pretty far away .

the names she called us were disgusting!