Flashback at work
I am so embarrassed. I work at a small business coffee stop and experienced a flashback as a result of an emergency. A woman (who was most likely under the influence of a substance) had a severe mental episode. I was trying to fix the situation, the authorities took half an hour to arrive, there was a line of customers, and I only had one other barista on shift. My other coworker (our baker) ended up being the one to de-escalate and handle everything while I developed a flashback as a result and hid in the office. I’m literally the manager. And our baker had to do my job. And my other barista coworker was alone. I feel horrific and mortified with myself. The woman was having a mental health crisis and the situation brought me to a flashback. I can’t even remember the rest of my shift.