Hi Inkblot. I can relate completely with how you're feeling. It's hard when our minds "attack" us isn't it. The one thing I thought when I read the position you wrote about was that you are uniquely qualified to help because you will be able to relate to the person you are to help. I hope your mind will quiet and allow you to see your real abilities and qualifications. Doesn't your therapist have any suggestions about being triggered at work? One thing that helps me is to get into the other side of my brain by asking myself my telephone #, birthdate, address, ss#, stuff like that. The other thing my therapist taught me was to tap the side of my left hand near the pinky with my right hand. It's a grounding technique. I hope you can round up all those gerbils! I know it's hard to go back into a situation where you had been triggered before. Good luck! I know you'll find your way! Annie