Seeking advice about sextortion
Hi guys, I'm a 25 neurodivergent male and a therapist. Last night i made an incredibly stupid mistake. I met a "girl" on a dating app and after a while we started sexting. I sent a video of me.. you can guess the rest.. and after a while "she" came back and said that if i don't pay money she would send the video to my friends and family. I didn't pay (obviously) and i blocked them immediately. It's been over 24 hours and i haven't been contatcted again. Trust me, in this moment i don't need a lecture on how stupid and gullible i was, i'm beating myself up non-stop about it and it is a lesson i've learned the hard way and mistake i will never make again.
This entire episode has massively shaken me up, i'm not eating or sleeping and i'm in a constant state of paranoia over whether they'll search for more info about me/find my number. I've taken all the steps to prevent this but what i'm really embarrassed about is the fact that all of my training has seemingly gone out of the window at the moment, i can't seem to escape this state of panic that i'm in and i'm feeling extremely emotional. The old negative thinking patterns around me ADHD/Autism are creeping back and i feel like i'm sinking right now. I've come so far in my training and built up so much resilience but right now it doesn't seem like 'therapist me' is very present.
Any advice, familiar stories, tips would be massively appreciated.