I get bad anxiety and PTSD triggers by anyone of authority. From my own father to a cop. Even if they mean no harm. It stems from when I was younger *trigger* and suffered mental abuse from my dads gf and I was often the punching bag when my dad would get into a drunken rage. So anytime there's confrontation with anyone of this sort, I lose it. At my last job I'd have to take my PRN almost on a daily basis while being a cardiologists assistant. I went to work terrified of this dr on a daily basis... and for no real reason. Just because he was well known and carried himself with lots of confidence. Now I can't even hold a job because my MI gets triggered and I lose my ****. I feel like a loser who can't even hold a job cause why? Cause I'm THAT terrified of those above me? Also at my last job there was a manager that would pick on me and just be mean because she found out I had anxiety issues. I haven't been able to work since. Am I the only one out there that fears authority and confrontation so much? I'm currently working to get on SSI for my bipolar and people ask me "are you EVER going back to work?!" And honestly, I can't even imagine that right now.