Sorry for your struggle today billi, I think the advice about having a plan to work out triggers is a good idea. Unfortunately the world out there can be pretty COLD and INSENSITIVE.

I remember when I first came to PC struggling to figure things out, and JD said one day, "PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, NOR DO THEY CARE TO KNOW". And honestly, I would have to say that is very TRUE. And I would say that today you got a good dose of just that, ME TOO, and it can be a challenge. If I can, I think of the IGNORE button here and what I do is have a button in my mind that says IGNORE THESE COLD PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW OR CARE TO KNOW. And I also work on NOT giving my time to said kind of people as well, and even brain time if I can. That woman had HER issues obviously and didn't CARE about YOU and even when you explained YOU, she showed you "she didn't CARE to know" and that happens unfortunately.

Although, somehow billi, if you can, sit where ever and sit tall. These abusive types can pick up on fear very well and they choose them to abuse. Perhaps if you think about what you sometimes unknowingly say, I am a victim poor me right? Benjamin Franklin said "Be careful what you tell others about you, because you also tell that to yourself". Now it takes time to think about that billi, because sometimes it may feel like others should CARE about those that struggle and standing up for that seems so right doesn't it? But you have to also understand what else I said about people NOT CARING TO KNOW. Tis a challenge I admit.
But you are getting on that Bus, right? And that is the beginning, hopefully you will learn to eventually sit where ever and sit tall again too.

((((Hugs))))
Open Eyes