I got caught up in the scam where you’re threatened with legal action for not appearing for jury duty. I truly do not know how I fell for something that seems so obvious now. I always thought I had a good head on my shoulders and could spot this kind of stuff a mile away. I thought I was smarter than this. In the moment it felt so real and terrifying, looking back I just feel so violated and taken advantage of but overall just plain stupid. I’ve already contacted two of the accounts that were used, the companies give me hope of a protection plan so I’m not at a total loss. My primary bank kinda told me “sucks to suck” when I tried to explain what happened. I’m currently in a spot where I’m just waiting for the charges to post so I may formally dispute them. The more I remember all the details of what I was told to do and what I ended up doing…I have higher hopes of recovering financially than I do recovering mentally from this. I feel a deep shame over this, the one silver lining is that my partner has been incredibly supportive and comforting. He even drove out to me when I wasn’t answering the phone and I was in an unusual place. Poor guy blames himself for not picking up on the weird signs of my whereabouts sooner. He’s been trying to calm me down for hours, we reached out to the police and even the officers were so kind and understanding.
All of that to say I still feel some of the worst shame and embarrassment I’ve ever experienced in life. This is all so fresh as it just happened today and I’ve done nothing but stew about it. Even after everything my partner has said and done to make feel better, safe, and supported.
Is this feeling normal? Is this something that will truly pass? The shame alone is eating me alive and preventing me from even seeing what is past this.
Thank you for taking the time to read my crash out of the day. Stay safe out there and always be more than just a little stitious.