Your reaction is understandable.............and a very real response to what sounds like a well done enactment-----------((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
It reminds me of a time when I was in someone's office at work to talk about some concerns re: a co-worker (the other person was explaining the concerns to me)----when I went to leave, the door didn't open and I freaked (this was someone I would say I felt comfortable with, never had this problem before...yada) and began yanking on the door. Faintly, I could hear him say "just kick it sideways"--he had used a wooden wedge so we would not be disturbed; and I began kicking at it ineffectually, feeling totally freaked out for no reason, afterward, that I could explain.