i am not sure how long will it take but it will surely be before August 1st that we can know with good confidence what the outcome of that date will be. so far the SegWit2x seems to be the proposal to get the SegWit finally activated because of the large mining support it has.

but generally speaking bitcoin will never be safe. there is always people who will use any opportunity to spread FUD for many different reasons like being a government agent or an altcoin shill or a desperate shorter. you can easily notice them if you do a little research about things they say and see past the lies. and that is when bitcoin becomes safe. when everyone starts researching instead of taking what strangers tell them online.