So I had an interesting day. I've been working with this guy for a year and a half, never had problems with each other, always got along great. Today i asked him to do something, part of his job, and I may have come off a bit curt. Next thing i know he is yelling in my face, dropping f- bombs, telling me I'm the most negative person he knows, and other lovely things. I was willing to let it go, but then he brought my dead son and my personal issues surrounding his death up as a reason I'm so negative. At this point I lost my cool a little and started yelling back, not my best moment.
Thing is, I am super private at work, everyone knows about my mental illness and my son, but we don't discuss it because I don't talk about it. I dont bring my personal problems to work. And when i am having a mood episode i stay pretry much isolated from everyone so it doesnt affect them. So anyhow, he threw a fit and left and i went back to work. The boss showed up a bit later and i explained things. He was fully supportive of me, only wishing I had de escalated instead of yelling back.
I'm over it. I'm there to work and make money for my family, not to make friends. I'll deal with it if he comes back to work. My big worry is I feel like this whole situation may have triggered a hypo episode. I lost my appetite and can't sit still, two of my warning signs that something's amiss. I haven't been hypo for a year and I want to keep it that way. Oh well, we'll see what happens I guess. Now if i could just stop thinking about it...anyway, thanks for letting me rant.
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BP2, PTSD, BPD
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.”
― Ray Bradbury
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