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Originally Posted by Innerzone
Oh, UpDownMiddleGround! I am so sorry that happened! How scary!  Sorry I only just now saw your post. Do you have a T or someone to help you process this?
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I'd like to thank everyone for their support.
I spoke with my T on Friday and we developed a plan for the day that worked to help me get through it. I felt pretty good on Friday and Saturday when I returned to the mall. But as time goes on, I'm becoming more and more anxious about the event. My coworkers at my full time job all know that I work at the mall and they have been asking me about it. Every time I talk about it, I get this heavy feeling in my chest, my stomach starts to ache and I feel like I am trembling all over. When I am driving, I find myself reliving the event. By the time I realized I'm lost in time, I've driven a few miles that I don't remember. I've been trying not to go to my T before my next scheduled appointment because I really can't afford it, but I think I'm going to have to. I've tried bilateral stimulation, exercising, journaling, talking about it, not talking about it, and trying to desensitize my feelings by going into stores and crowds. I just don't know what to do. I keep reading articles and trying to make sense of what happened that night. There are so many unanswered questions.