I don't cope well with surprises, but told my T that I thought this was odd because I dealt well with emergencies. It seemed odd to me that I panic about apparently small things, and am fine in a major earthquake, or being first on the scene of an accident.

My T had an insightful comment to make about that: he said that it was situations were I didn't feel prepared or know what to do that upset my balance, but because I like to know what to do, I was prepared for emergencies. I know what to do in an emergency because I have made sure I will.

This really helped me understand my apparent contradictory reactions. Does anyone else have similar reactions to emergencies?