I saw my care coordinator and told her of the dissociative episode, she said I did the right thing and was pleased with the way that I dealt with it. Given the fact the that it was coming up to the day of when I got raped back quite a few years ago, and I'd been having flashbacks about that. We kind of put it down to that. The good news is that I have not had an episode like that, since, so far.
The week of that horrible anniversary was difficult as I expected. My care coordinator had advised me to call the crisis helpline which specializes in sexual assault. It was something I had already thought of as I went to their crisis center when it initially happened and used to phone them quite regularly, as they are very helpful. It ended up that I didn't need to call them. I coped with things well. The only thing I struggled with was some flashbacks, and elevated anxiety. This is less than what I anticipated in all honesty.
I met up with my close friend for our usual weekly coffee date and spent time with family and even managed to stay in on my own to have the gas man do his annual check. Something which normally scares the hell out of me. So real good progress!
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