[liveforfish]

I'm having a hard time at work today.

I feel like everyone is goofing off while I do all the work. This makes me very angry and disgruntled.

Is it my BiPolar causing me to see the flaws in other's work to the point where it makes me angry?

Most days I can let it go. Some days it overwhelms me. Is this a BiPolar thing? Do you have this?

I opened a can of worms, again, at work because someone else's sloppy work caused me a lot of work that I didn't need. I sent out an email bringing it to light, without using names. Now the other co-worker is being a witch and intentionally antagonising me.

A manager gave me advice to address my manager so it's not a peer to peer issue. Good advice.

Anyway, does your BiPolar have issues like this or is it me? Could be hormones too.

[LucidLucy]

I frequently experience this same situation at work. I used to think that it was just who I am. I've always been more relaxed at home and more type A at work.

I can't say whether it's a bi-polar trait or not but certainly generalized irritabilty is and if you're working hard while others goof off, well, there you go.

Now that I am on meds and feeling much more stable I have much less of this at work. I find it much easier to understand that I can't change anyone else's habits and my boss doesn't really appreciate having problems dropped into his lap. He wouldn't have been ignoring their behavior in the first place if it bothered him right?

I had always noticed that other people weren't nearly so bothered by it as I was. Now I am more on par with everyone else around me.

The only time I bring it up now is if anyone asks more of me and I know it isn't possible. I stay calm and suggest that they might ask one of the people who's been running around initiating conversations about baseball with anyone who'll listen as they obviously have plenty of free time.

I know this much, if I am in a mixed episode it is much harder to ignore it.

[faerie_moon_x]

It depends on my cycle. But, because for me personally I struggle with concentration and focus, I don't usually think this way. But, I often get grandios thinking so I often feel that I do a way better job at things than other people. I often feel like I'm one of the few who actually know what they are doing, who actually care, and who actually try to make a difference even if I can't focus properly.

I get a lot of aggitation and irritation in general. But I also have GAD and paranoia, so I tend to keep things to myself. I worry and get paranoid about back-stabbing, spying, gossiping, and those types of things. But, we've had e-mails go company wide before from other people who were obviously very irritated over something minor, and decided to let everyone know. (and by everyone I mean like 2000 employees in our company.) So, I sometimes wonder if something is going on with them.

[Trippin2.0]

Its a logical thing IMO, and the level of pissed off is dependent on individual temperament and current mood.

Any intelligent being will notice when the rest of the staff are slackers and that they are the ones "paying for it".

Try not to assign every personal trait or nuance to this dx, because you will soon convince yourself you are nothing more than a dx and drive yourself batshit crazy

Glad you spoke up at work, its not fair to be made the office mule against your will.

[james70]

yes i get this to im currently in a profram where they call it work theraoy i get p o all the time somtimes i think its a tgigger for and also could b nothing and im off and ruunning with my mood what ever it may b at the time...

while i don't have a job, i find this happening to me all the time- in just daily tasks.

it does totally frustrate me... i get like that with my brother more than anyone

i get extremely angry... i'm like, well, can you just do it?. stop messing around

[sprik]

i think everyone who has a job is easy annoyed when they r a good worker and someone else is goofing off all the time. Usually people feel over work and underappreciated and underpayed at their jobs. The worst part is the worst people always seem to get the breaks, because they are the best kiss ups. I think being bipolar we tend to always have our feeling more in our face and racing than other people. So it can be more upsetting. No matter where you work this is always going to happen and will never change.

[liveforfish]

Thanks everyone!!

Dark heart, I think you hit the nail on the head with "grandious thinking". I think that's a big factor for me. I need to remember that I'm not perfect and do make mistakes. I need to stop thinking in a me vs them approach.

I'm taking a week off work. Hopefully things will look better after my vacation.