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I received "the knock" on August 16th 2022. It was for my ex-partner, whom I had lived with for three years and thought was the love of my life. Sometimes, I feel like a lifetime has passed, but other times, it feels like it was just yesterday. It is like a sickness returning when my immune system weakens. When I'm exhausted, feel stressed, get a cold, or when somebody upsets me, all the memories of that day and all the feelings come back and stay with me for weeks and months. Recently, in my workplace, we were asked to do the DBS check as we work with some minors. A few weeks later, one of my colleagues was suspended pending an investigation. While I realised it was probably unrelated, my thoughts immediately turned to the "knock".

I wish there were a physical support group (of women; since that day, I feel very uncomfortable with men) that experienced the knock, where to share feelings and be supported when the feeling comes back, and where not to feel alone.

Thanks,

Sabrina.