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By HMM - 28/07/2010 11:42 - United States

Today, I received a call while at the dispatch station for the Naval hospital I work at. It was a woman having a panic attack. Apparently, she couldn't plug her vacuum in, and was more or less freaking out. I had to take her in anyway. FML
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dynky 3

er, yeah, if someone's having a panic attack you do need to take care of them. It doesn't matter why. If she was panicking about something that was actually panic-worthy, that wouldn't be a mental health problem, would it?

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AGGoddess 2

I do feel bad for you in the sense that with a job such as yours it can be pretty stressful dealing with such situations. However, I am a person who suffers with an anxiety disorder myself, and I can totally understand what it must be like for this woman. Before I went on medication, I used to have panic attacks because of the most inane things, ie, I'd be at work, trying to focus on an important task, and I'd have difficulty concentrating because the phone lines would be ringing off the hook. As it turns out, my condition is due to a chemical imbalance in my brain known as Serotonin Deficiency Syndrome. So while I do have some sympathy for you, because I myself have some experience working with dispatch and I understand that dealing with people calling in can sometimes be difficult and stressful, I'd say this is more of an FML for HER.

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boblamonta 0

Did nobody else catch the fact that OP works at a Naval hospital? Some of the craziest women I've ever met - including my ex-wife - were sailor's wives. Her husband's probably on his first WESTPAC and she's scared he's gonna **** the ladyboys in Singapore or eat the banana from Mi-Song's vagooch at one of those Thailand freakshows.

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starberries 0

OMG, you had to bring a person into the hospital. HOW AWFUL FOR YOU.

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xdust 4

women freak out when they can't get their vacuums plugged in. All of them.

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ZielZone 4

LOL... Some people shouldn't be allowed to breathe air

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cantfixme36 28

Panic attacks are a serious problem, no matter what causes them. It's not her fault that that's what caused it, what likely could have happened was that she was stressed about other things in her life and that just tipped her over the edge. I got one once just while I was sitting watching a movie with some friends, because I was freaked out about exams and graduation at school. It had nothing to do with the movie.

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LyricaSilvan 29

You have heard of anxiety, yes? Sometimes it makes people flip out over seemingly meaningless things, and even if they know it's pointless, they can't help it. YDI for being judgmental.

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gingerlover01 24

Honey have a panic attack and tell me how it feels okay panic disorder is no fun I'm sorry your life is spool ****** because you had to deal with someone with a mental illness

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peterblack67 9

So are you saying that a panic attack isn't legitimate? What set her off isn't the issue. I think you need to be more compassionate if you're going to continue in your current position.

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