I wish I could be a fly on the wall at your job, because I have no idea if it's you, or them from just your posts, but it's my guess that it's both. I wonder if your coworkers and your environment at work stress you out, and then you read into people being hostile towards you (I'm not saying they're not hostile or jerks, but at the same time I wonder if you are hyper sensitive in this environment?). I like JustAFriend's suggestion of trying to focus on what you're doing right. Have you talked about this stuff with your job in therapy? If so, what does your therapist say about it? If it really is a hostile environment (or you just don't like your job there), consider looking for another job you'd be more comfortable at. I give you big kudos for going in and being reliable to a stressful job. I would also like to ask you...are there people you do feel comfortable around? Do you feel comfortable with your family? Big hugs, Boz. The guy who threw the trash away loudly, as long as you're doing your job, I think don't even worry about it Boz. Sounds like no big deal. Or like, maybe you're uncomfortable with him, and perhaps he's uncomfortable with you too. That's not always a bad thing. Sometimes it's just life. I don't know. If you want to improve your relationship skills, I'm sure you can. Therapy, etc. Baby steps. I hope everything works out at the dentist.