That emergency alert sound… I can’t shake it off

That alert sound went off today… and I don’t think I’ve fully come down from it yet. Even before I read the message, my body just reacted. Heart racing, sudden silence in my head, that instant feeling like something isn’t right. I opened it, read it, saw what it was about… and then started checking everything — news, messages, updates, anything that could tell me what’s actually happening. And eventually, things were clarified. People said it’s under control. No immediate danger. Situation contained. But honestly… it didn’t just go away after that. I’ve lived here long enough to feel safe, to not think twice about things like this. So when something like today happens, even briefly, it shakes that sense of normal more than I expected. The weird part is, everything around me looks the same. People going about their day, traffic moving, conversations happening like usual. But internally, it feels different. Like my body is still on alert even though nothing is actively happening. I tried getting back to work, but I kept getting distracted. I noticed how tense I was, how often I was checking my phone again without even realizing it. It’s not panic exactly… just a lingering uneasiness. I don’t think we talk enough about this part — the after-effect. When everything is technically fine, but you don’t feel completely settled yet. Maybe it’ll pass in a few hours, maybe by tomorrow it’ll feel normal again. But right now, it just feels a bit off. If you’re here in the UAE and felt this too today… you’re not alone. How are you dealing with that leftover feeling after something like this?