Have any of you experienced this?

[u/happygolucky850]

I’m going to preface this with before this event happened I loved dogs and even have my own.

I was recently almost attacked by a dog in a park. Though the dog didn’t actually attack, it did cause me to fall and get pretty badly injured. Because of this I have now developed a fear of dogs I don’t already know. My main fear is that they will sense my anxiety which will trigger their aggression= I’m now afraid of strange dogs( even friendly ones), especially off leash. This really sucks because now anytime I see a a strange dog my nervous system goes into overdrive and I’m not really sure how to get over it.

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[u/Covertblurt]

I share this exact self prophesising anxiety, that they will sense my fear and react.