A British woman who was forced to leave Dubai after her work dried up has recalled the moment she feared for her life after she heard Iranian missiles hitting the UAE from outside her bedroom window.In her 20s, moving to Dubai, with its vibrant nightlife and luxury scene, was the ultimate dream for social media manager and influencer Alisha Tyler.Having grown up in Bournemouth, Alisha, now 27, moved with her ex-boyfriend six years ago, becoming one of the almost 250,000 Britons living in the United Arab Emirates city.'My Dubai journey was very alcohol-and party-fuelled,' she admitted, 'I went there for my ex-boyfriend.'She quickly fell in love with the lifestyle: her content creation business thrived, and partying in the global metropolis where nine out of 10 residents are from overseas was faultless.'I've experienced things that six years ago, I could never have dreamed of,' Alisha said, 'I think it's an amazing place to go to build your career and build your finances.'But earlier this year, the Dubai dream came crashing down for Alisha when Iran launched strikes against the UAE.Detailing the moment she heard the first 'bang' in BBC's Dubai: Is the Dream Over?, she said: 'It was actually in the morning, I had a few messages from people asking if I had seen what was going on. Alisha Tyler (pictured), 27, from Bournemouth has recalled the moment she first heard Iranian missiles hitting the UAE from outside her bedroom window'I don't really understand that side of things, so I was like, 'Oh, what's going on?' and went straight on social media. Then I heard a bang.''The thoughts running through my head were, 'I'm a human, I want to enjoy life, I don't want to die'.'I just think of Dubai as a whole different world and I never really think of it as being in the Middle East.'Phones pinged with alerts telling residents to take shelter and stay away from windows - and in the coming days schools shut, children were told not to play outside, and employees were asked to work from home.Alisha said: 'When I realised what was going on, I did pack an emergency bag, with my passport and water, and me my housemate went and filled up the car with petrol in case we needed to drive to the border.'But despite the threat, Alisha was decidedly relaxed: 'The amount of times I had my family on the phone going, 'We need to get you out, we're sending you a plane, we're doing this, we're doing that' and I'm three Daiquiris in, I don't know what you're talking about.' The influencer and social media manager has moved back to the UK after her business took a hitAlisha, however, was forced to move back to Bournemouth on a financial basis because her work took a hit from the unrest, making her one of the estimated 30,000 Brits who left the UK after the war broke out.She explained: 'The war has meant that my journey in Dubai has come to an end sooner than I expected, and that is a bitter pill to swallow because I love Dubai. I loved my life over there.'[Her work] It did massively slow down, and I think it just came to halt for me where I had to make a decision, and be like, financially, right now I shouldn't be staying here.''It is quite lonely coming back here, but I'm getting there.'It comes after the UK government updated its travel advice against travelling to the UAE in June, after months of holidays to the region being put on pause.However, it warned that the 'situation remains unpredictable', so caution should be exercised.While operations have since picked up, it may take some time before well-heeled residents of Britain feel confident enough to permanently move themselves and their businesses to Dubai and for the city to restore its reputation for safety and stability.Dubai: Is the Dream Over? is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.