On my way home from work on Thursday I found myself giving a group of loud people a wide berth.
They weren't doing anything wrong, they were just enjoying themselves, but I felt so anxious being near them at all and I felt like I was back in school with a group of bullies coming towards me.
It dawned on me that I was reliving the trauma of my childhood. I know that the likelyhood of anything happening now is slim but it was hard to keep my cool.
Content warning: trauma, bullying, anxiety