Public meltdowns
Hi guys , I'm a woman 29, So for context , it was about 2 am in a club/bar/gaming place I was with another autistic woman we went to play air hockey and I had drank two drinks both single shot vodka in a pint of diet coke , I don't like being drunk I was barely tipsy .
some men had followed us for 20 minutes inside this place shouting stuff at me because they noticed my sunflower badge (I don't wear a lanyard when I'm out at night) as I was going outside to leave they were pushing at me on the stairs and I was still ignoring it clocking the bouncers and watching them just look at a woman being laughed at and pushed about .
We got outside and they had disappeared , so me and my mate had a smoke and as we were about half way through the group of men came over shouting at me again , I didn't move but I just shouted back 'back off, were outside, just go' .....
The security came over and I assumed the whole time it was to move these men knowing I did no wrong I didn't react to anything and I told them to back off I didn't sware I didn't go for a fight or anything and they had seen these men pushing me about......
No they tackled me to the group for being aggressive witch sent me into a spiral I was saying don't do this I have a disability, I was trying to get them to go in my wallet to see my medical cards ( card :autism,PTSD, BPD, anxiety and depression , as well as my physical disability card : radial neuropathy and spinal cord injury.) they refed to look but my sunflower was visible and they heard my friend saying she's got autism and PTSD don't hold her eventually I chouldnt breathe the panic had turned into a panic attack and flash backs I went black and was wiggling For air they shouted in my face "we will get you arrested for aggressive behaviour" video proves I wasn't moving my arms or legs just my torso and head trying to breathe , it was hard to watch .
They didn't move the men on so they were filming and laughing at me this whole time .
When the police came they got off me and I switched from panic attack to meltdown I cried , I covered my ears I closed my eyes and just bashed my head against the floor until my friend was seen running over and ramming her hands under my head . The police informed of my condition just stayed back so I should recover and then be ok to speak but the men ... Still there still laughing .
We eventually got back to a safe place were my carer came to collect us and when we got in the car the bloody men came out of no where coming towards us still laughing but saying they wanted to say sorry... I just ran in the car and they laughed and then waved us off.
When I later called the police they said it wasn't a police matter because I walked away from the scene but I just I had had a panic attack because I was pinned down and then a meltdown I don't have the mental clarity to do what , I dont even know what I just needed to be in safety to recover .
Posted Mar 8, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC