wherein Liz indulges in five minutes of panic so as to be calm when facing the police

[edenfalling]

I am currently drinking tea and eating toasted Eggo waffles by way of breakfast. In ten minutes, I will head into town in the general direction of the police station to do... something. Neither Investigator H nor the DA (who called me again yesterday afternoon) will tell me any details, since they don't want to prejudice me or something. Which makes me suspect my burglar may physically be there.

Also the DA may be there; he said he might get to meet me.

I am not cut out for this!

*frantically drinks more tea*

Comments

[branchandroot]

*makes a face* That's a pretty nerve-wracking way to approach this. I'm glad they're more comforting once you got there!

[edenfalling]

It's the lack of information that threw me, you know? That and I have a habit of indulging myself in five or ten minutes of completely irrational panic -- oh, the sky is falling, everything will go wrong, what if I get arrested, the burglar will be there and he'll attack me, the police think I lied in my statement and want to accuse me of staging the crime, etc. -- just to get it out of my system before I have to go be a rational adult.

Also, getting my nerves out in the open helps me see how unlikely my fears are. I am lucky in that I have a difficult time getting worked up over things that I see, on a gut level, as stupid and silly. So making myself seem ridiculous to myself is actually quite effective as a fear-prevention measure... for me. It would never in a million years work for my sister, though. *wry*

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Arrgh! You were burgled personally, or the smoke shop was?

[edenfalling]

I was, in July 2010.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I should have said something earlier about this! sorry! You'll be fine. you'll do great! These men (probably all men) are professionals and are interested in -- I know it's hard to believe -- protecting you and society at large from bad guys. They are not interested in scaring you or intimidating you. They may want justice more than you do because all you want to do is get on with your life.

It will be fine. You'll do great. If the DA is there, then yes, he or she is interested because there may be a case -- which never, ever goes to trial. And if they think that your hazy recollection will screw things up, they aren't going to risk a good case. In this, try to trust them to do their jobs.

Good luck!

[edenfalling]

I know! I am jusy getting the nerves out now so I will be calm then. :-)