It’s a strange direction as it’s not actually specifically a test of your being personally in fear - but that a person of ‘reasonable firmness’ would be in fear of their personal safety - specifically to avoid pretty much exactly what you’re talking about (i.e. that you specifically are used to...
Police don’t make a charging decision on something like this. Down to CPS who have quite substantial backlogs. I wouldn’t be surprised if it takes another 6 weeks.