Yeah, it takes courage. Lots of it, over and over again. We can walk out the closed once , and then once again and again... So many courage needed (before ourself, friends, family, the lady in the shop, the men thinking you're with sister/brother... so many others)
me as well, though probably not as much as for so many others, there were only a few people I was concerned about in my close circle of friends and family, and I know it is SO MUCH worse for so many others, I just wish it didn't have to be.
I hope all is well in Poland.
Sadly it has though for me.