Alright so as you may or may not know i am in school currently taking social work. One of the many horrible/excellent things is the counseling courses i have to take are sometimes very intense. They REALLY make you do assignments that make you dig deep into your childhood/past and analyze how all of that crap affects everything you do etc. Needless to say the class itself is very exhausting mentally/emotionally (kinda how you feel after therapy session). Well today was the first class, and when i got home i started my homework, and the assignment...was...VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY triggering for me, and i started to cry, i went to call "sick" into work and while on the phone with my boss....i dunno what happened i think she asked if i was ok...i just started wailing...and then hyperventilating....i was trying to explain it was just an anxiety attack and it wasn't a big deal...she told me to go to the hospital and called my mother.

I am absolutely mortified. I mean i probably scared her half to death..i know i confused the hell out of her...i feel so awful about it. A little anxiety attack is not a big deal but for "normal" people i assume she thinks I'm dying or insane?

I am so anxious and embarrassed i am petrified about working tomorrow...i don't know what to do...should i take some time off...should i pretend nothing happened? Or should i just call her and try to explain that I'm OK i was just having a rough moment and i didn't mean to do that on the phone and i am not bat **** insane. I just feel like i'm going to vomit. This is like one of my biggest fears...having a panic attack in front of people...even on the phone was horrible...i can't stop it when it's happening...please help