Unlike some of you lucky people, my dissociation/attacks are vocal and loud. Today while I was "freaking out" my neighbor who is cop, starting banging on the door (which is cemented) between my house and his. I didn't respond. He again pounded on the door for a second time. I really wanted to confront him but what can I really say, except leave me alone. He could easily respond that I am bothering his kids. The idea of getting into fight with a cop doesn't especially appeal to me, and I don't think I need to get into physical altercation with a 300 lb man. At any rate, if he wanted to get rid of me he could help me press charges so I could sue and buy my own house on 10 acres. I wonder if I am dismissing him too much.
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Were I you, I'd pen a quick note apologizing that you have a medical condition similar to Tourette's that you're attempting to treat, but that can get loud when you're under stress, and are sorry if you disturbed him.
If he's like most cops I know... An explained source = mostly free pass
Cops are trained to run towards trouble, but also usually disinclined to stick their nose into benign matters. Double that off hours. Just like doctors don't want to see your rash at the grocery store. So they tend to let a lot of stuff slide around home, because they know how often "Someone screaming for their life" is actually a heated argument with the darn garbage disposal, enviable sex, children being children, a mostly deaf spouse, mother in law come to visit, etc. With more than half of the possibilities equaling one or more parties wanting them to take sides. Given a reason not to? Most LEOs I know jump at the chance not to be involved. Unless there is actually something they can do / immediate threat to life... And not a clogged drain someone wants them to spend an hour taking apart and fixing. But they also tend to be pretty Hypervigilent surrounding unexplained noise. Shouting, banging, etc. tends to get under their skin even faster than it does PTSD. When they don't know the source. It eats them. Investigate? Ignore? Investigate? Ignore? Investi-Aaaaargh. Quiet! Just quiet! Is it too much to ask for quiet??? I'm off work! I don't want to have to go investigate unexplained screaming in my boxers. Again. If you make me come over there, I am not putting on pants! Why me? Why am I the one who always has to... Grumble grumble grumble.
If he's like most cops I know... An explained source = mostly free pass
Cops are trained to run towards trouble, but also usually disinclined to stick their nose into benign matters. Double that off hours. Just like doctors don't want to see your rash at the grocery store. So they tend to let a lot of stuff slide around home, because they know how often "Someone screaming for their life" is actually a heated argument with the darn garbage disposal, enviable sex, children being children, a mostly deaf spouse, mother in law come to visit, etc. With more than half of the possibilities equaling one or more parties wanting them to take sides. Given a reason not to? Most LEOs I know jump at the chance not to be involved. Unless there is actually something they can do / immediate threat to life... And not a clogged drain someone wants them to spend an hour taking apart and fixing. But they also tend to be pretty Hypervigilent surrounding unexplained noise. Shouting, banging, etc. tends to get under their skin even faster than it does PTSD. When they don't know the source. It eats them. Investigate? Ignore? Investigate? Ignore? Investi-Aaaaargh. Quiet! Just quiet! Is it too much to ask for quiet??? I'm off work! I don't want to have to go investigate unexplained screaming in my boxers. Again. If you make me come over there, I am not putting on pants! Why me? Why am I the one who always has to... Grumble grumble grumble.
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I'm not saying that you're wrong. But would it be appropriate after he banged on the door as he did. It was actually : pound-pound-pound-pound-pound-pound.... about ten times twice. It was very aggravated. He is acting as if he may have an anger problem. My only doubt is that at this point, it would be useless.
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If he's a cop he might actually have a better idea of PTSD than others. Maybe you can make a note and be honest?
It's been a while since I last freaked out here Jmni, I think I might have told you about it. Anyway I was screaming and pounding my feet on the ceiling (I can do that, because of my high bed) because the guy above was making a racket. Was sending me into panick mode.
It cost me months to work up the courage to post him a note but in the end I did, and I got a pretty friendly note back saying he'd take my condition into consideration.
It's been a while since I last freaked out here Jmni, I think I might have told you about it. Anyway I was screaming and pounding my feet on the ceiling (I can do that, because of my high bed) because the guy above was making a racket. Was sending me into panick mode.
It cost me months to work up the courage to post him a note but in the end I did, and I got a pretty friendly note back saying he'd take my condition into consideration.
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Could the cop be banging on your door because he is really worried about you and fear you might be in some sort of trouble needing assistance? Just a thought.
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