Once again I am being bullied at work. I don't handle this kind of behaviour very well, and in the past it has caused me a lot of stress and trouble. Once again it is starting with disrespect, now with ugly name-calling.

In the past this has resulted in lots of psychological problems for me. It happens every time I am social with someone. That is not very often because I have social phobia, but I am able to talk to this lady because I don't particuarly like her. I am being nice to her, though, but she is not returning the favour. She is definitely pushing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour and now she has broken them by actually calling me names, which include swear words.

Not sure how to handle this. I am very shy and can't do confrontation.