Update about the dentist appointment.
It is cancelled.
10 mins before leaving the fire alarm for the entire building went off. I've had several panic attacks, I'm experiencing flashbacks and I'm sweating profusely.
I called the dentist office while the alarms were blaring explaining the situation
There was smoke on the 2nd floor of the building and the building was cleared by firefighters that it was safe to go in.
I am shaken and not okay...
Valiant and I are safe. I couldn't leave for the appointment with the alarms blaring while leaving Valiant at home.
Now I'm trying to soothe myself.
The dental receptionist tried to convince me to still go in & I had to point out that I'm a DV survivor & that when I'm like this my instinct is to fight. That it wouldn't be safe for me or the dentist.
I will call to rebook. When I have the appointment I will bring this up that that was not okay.
Nah, you need to do whatever you can to help calm yourself. It's okay to be afraid, you just need to use that rather than let it use you.
Have you tried circle breathing and positive affirmations?
Unfortunately neither work for me because it's C-PTSD and intense fight/flight/fawn/freeze responses.
It took hours to calm down and then the fatigue hit like a train. I fell asleep for several hours.
Now I'm in the hangover stage...
