This is a good life lesson to OP of the freedoms they have in these situations. An interviewer can choose to ask whatever question they want (within legal boun

This is a good life lesson to OP of the freedoms they have in these situations. An interviewer can choose to ask whatever question they want (within legal boundaries). You can also choose to answer however you want. The interviewer asked you to mentally drain yourself recounting trauma. You didn’t have to give them that. “I appreciate your approach in asking about the most challenging day of my life. However, I’ll keep my answers in the scope of the workplace moving forward.”