Trigger warning-abuse, assault, drugs

I work at a mental health center, it’s no clinical. We are meant for adults with severe mental illnesses. I myself have mental illness and trama but I’m not severe or anything. A situation happened at work and it’s really fucking up my mental health.


Backstory: I’m about to turn 19, and have had the old men at the center harass me a bit.

I was with a group of 3 clients today. A man with autism describes (while laughing) how he knew a lady at the bar who was assaulted and was given a date rape drug. One of the two people got upset this was brought up, where the other person stated how young women ask for it when they are drunk enough. Then claimed that’s the devil in his head talking, and he tries not to act on this urge.

I was freaking out triggered but I de-escalated the situation. The man with autism then comes up to me privately and explicitly tells me how he was molested and was not trying to laugh at her.
The other person left for the day.

I need advice. What should I do about my mental health while I’m triggered (I am not supposed to be directly with clients to begin with), and am I being paranoid when I say I’m scared to go to work now? I have a history with abuse and this man has now clarified his interest in me as well as what he’s done before.

I don’t know his diagnosis, I only know he’s an addict. I’m stuck, any words will help. Thanks