Last Saturday, I received a group text stating that my father was doing okay, though he had lost a lot of weight and gets confused at times. He evidently likes to talk on the phone and talks about me often. They said they were going to call me until they realized the time difference didn’t… Continue reading More On My Father, PT.3
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More on Phobias
As I was writing up the first part, I suddenly remembered that there was another time I had a panic attack. I had a meeting in the basement of a church. When I went to this get-together, I had no idea it was in the basement of a church. As soon as I got into… Continue reading More on Phobias
A Phobia Uncovered
In the state I born in, I went to an in-state college. I was 18 years old. I went to the bookstore to get my list of books I needed for the semester, and I proceeded to the checkout. I had my checkbook out to write a check (no credit cards for college students then),… Continue reading A Phobia Uncovered
The Damage from Jury Duty
I didn’t realize while sitting in the jury box that I was dissociating. Once I was dismissed, I proceeded to go home. Jury duty was on a Monday. I was off Tuesday and went back to work on Wednesday. I was anxious and tense, particularly when other coworkers came into the room I worked in.… Continue reading The Damage from Jury Duty
JURY DUTY
PT.2 The person in charge of the jury, seated me. There were 2 forms in front of me to fill out. My hands were shaking so bad that I had trouble filling out the juror form. I think it was barely legible. Normally. I’m not aware of my hand tremors, though other people are. In… Continue reading JURY DUTY