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Originally Posted by Creative1onder
I have been going over in mind the whole event and feeling depressive and traumatised, mainly thinking of the person, what they were going through in their life, and like relating to it, feeling pain and suffering and loneliness. Feeling that they were strong and brave but were overwhelmed by problems and couldn't see way of carrying on with life. Thinking that they must have been affected severely by illness like I am. I have found it deeply distressing remembering the impact of them hitting and being pulled under train and the blue flashing lights above bridge In the backgroun and train security staff dealing with it at station. it was like the train was derailing. I wrote a letter as if to the person expressing how it was for me to have experienced it and how I feel about it and I talked out loud at the station.
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It is hard to know how much is a "normal" reaction and how much of what you have experienced is being sucked up into negative emotion that affects your mental health. You have witnessed a very traumatic event that is very personal to you because of your own needs. Maybe visiting your GP is a good idea just to talk it through, getting some advice on how to move on. Perhaps contacting the Samaritans, they are there specifically for listening, you don't have to be suicidal yourself, I'm sure they could offer some insight and reassurance about your reaction to what's happened, they might know of other resources you could use too.
If nothing else, keep posting, you are not alone.