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Teach,
I just went through a similar incident and had to quit my part time job. It was the actions of the police that caused my stress reaction, but it threw me into that anxiety that doesn't go away. Kind of like feeling that you were just really startled by something except it doesn't go away when you know you're safe.
I worked in a group home and the girls would sneak in and call the police without us knowing it. The police would barge into the house and draw their guns on us and make us put our hands up and go outside. They kept telling us how they would shoot us if we had a knife or a broom stick. They drew their gun on one of the ladies who had a fork and said they would shoot her if she didn't put it down.
The stress got to me and I had to quit. We are already stressed to the max with what we have to deal with on a daily basis. Stress like this is enough to break the camel's back and put us over the top. I too was in a situation where the police department wouldn't listen to me and wouldn't change their procedure even though they knew it was a group home for mentally retarded adults.
It took me about 3 weeks to calm down after the last time it happened and I quit my job. I think what you're feeling is normal for those of us who already have a lot of stress in our lives. It's the fight or flight mode that doesn't go away right away.
Hugs,
MG
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