Fellow autists. Prayer request. I already prayed but I feel like reaching out here may help too.
Wednesday (8/19), a dark-haired middle-aged man walked by my car while I was in the driver's seat. He was very obviously making a point to catch my eye and smiled a pretty creepy, sustained smile, while making eye contact, and held it for an inordinate amount of time. His teeth were bleach white. The whole thing was weird and felt creepy and off.
Well. I might have forgotten. Except yesterday (8/20), I was a couple miles away from the first sighting, at a huge park, and this guy crosses my path when I'm at the end of a long hike, walking the same direction as he was Wednesday (from my left to right), with the same sustained eye contact and creepy smile. He was actually looking and smiling at me before I noticed him there. It was PURPOSEFUL. I felt scared, and still do.
Two days in a row, two different locations (but nearby). No words exchanged, just his purposeful eye contact and reason-less grin. I don't know this person and I'm not mixed up in any funny business. He's short (for a guy), I don't really remember what he was wearing.
Now I'm watching a podcast about the disappearance/death of Rey Rivera (don't ask me why I'm freaking myself out even more) and feeling like - oh great, research a little truth and [they] make a couple attempts on you and then get you. FREAKING OUT. Please pray for protection and peace.
This isn't all - one week ago my closet shelf tore itself out of the wall and crashed down to the floor with all my clothes. A couple days after that my toilet started running and has kept me awake since. As Gandalf said, "there's a fell voice on the air." Attacks will intensify. From my perception the best I can do is treat this as the Enemy on the move and call down the light and might of the King of Kings. I am a child of the Most High God and God will never leave me or forsake me. The Enemy is throwing up smoke and mirrors now but the God who protects and keeps me is the same yesterday, today and forever.