r/Thunderstorms

Trigger warning: traumatic experience

My algorthm keeps telling me to cross post this here, so here you go. I got struck by lightning. I thought this was a thing people made up. 0/10. Do not recommend. Google says lots of people have experienced this. I hope thats wrong

My experience... I was working outside in a thunderstorm. The sky got filled with a sizzle. My hair stood on end. And kaboom. A bomb went off. Blinding white light. I was standing in a puddle. I was electrocuted while being thrown across the parking lot by a sound wave.

My ear drums ruptured. I woke up with burns anywhere metal had been touching me. Blood was dripping from my ears. There was a black char mark less than a foot away from where I was originally standing. This is the singular most painful and traumatizing thing that has ever happened to me.

I used to love thunderstorms. I have panic attacks now that cause something similar to seizures. I also have a service animal for the seizures. Im lucky to be alive. This happened over 10 years ago and it still affects my every day life