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Old Sep 15, 2014, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by scorpiosis37 View Post
Normally I think meeting to talk with someone privately would be the right way to handle something like this. But, at this point, I'm honestly afraid to be alone with her. Every time I am, she uses it as an opportunity to touch me. Also, the last time I tried to talk to her about something she was doing that bothered me she had a panic attack and, since I was the only one there, I had to take care of her!
By privately I was thinking a Starbucks or some other public-place-away from work.

Maybe set up a time to talk to her by phone?
Let her say her piece, just listen even if she's off kilter, then reiterate the boundaries before the end of the call.

I hope it works out for you--I've had truly unstable coworkers I couldn't get away from in the past and it is so tricky.