I got logged out of our slack today, which I'm the primary owner of, and I was also wondering this.

I've also never been fired, so, it isn't always linked to trauma from past firings.

I’m no mental health professional, but that sounds like literal PTSD, to me.

There’s a long list of signals that can trigger folks into layoff panic.

Sudden self-awareness of bias?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36508656

Can you describe what happened that qualifies as "scapegoated"?

Borderline imposter syndrome?