Normal To Scared In The Space of A Minute

[Sapphire]

In light of the glorious sunshine we have here, tonight we are having a BBQ. So dad and I went to the supermarket to pick up some meat. Everything was fine. Everything was normal.

Until I saw him.

At first it was just a glimpse out of the corner of my eye but I had to look again. To be sure. Even through the gap in the shelves I was sure it was him.

I don't know why I was so shocked to see him again. He lives in roughly the same area so I shouldn't have been. But still. My heart was in my mouth and I felt as if all the colour had drained from my face. I was on like hyper alert for the whole time. When it looked like we were going to be in the same aisle, I thought I was going to freak out.

How can even the mere sight of him put me back in that scared and hyper alert state?

[nachtspiegel]

I don't know what "he" did to you, but I went through a similar situation when someone from a bad part of my past showed up at my job not too long ago. I about lost it.
I don't know how to handle it, but I know how it feels.

:hug:

[Sapphire]

*hugs back*
Thanks.

I'm still feeling tense but I'm not going out of my mind to the same extent anymore. Something to be glad of, I guess.

[Agent]

Oh, that has happened to me also. Not because of the same reason, but some specific sounds make me feel hyper and my eyes start feeling like I´m going to cry. Dunno what it´s called but it sure is weird as hell.