[Treyfrancis21]

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.

[JustJace2u]

Hoping things turn out ok for you.

[xRavenx]

Sorry to hear about what you're going through. That is really low how the guy at work treated you. It's good that your boss is supportive. Hopefully things will calm down there soon. It's good your keeping in mind that you are not working there for anyone other than you and your family since worrying too much about what others think at work only makes stress worse. There's nothing wrong with keeping to yourself. It's a good way of taking care of yourself at work so that you do not get more overwhelmed.

[wildflowerchild25]

That guy was A real duck for bringing up your personal life, especially your personal tragedy. If anyone brought up my dead husband in s negative way I would probably lose it. I'm not surprised you started yelling back! He's lucky he didn't get a stapler to the face ( if you work somewhere with staplers lying around)!

Hopefully it hasn't triggered an episode, it's just a reaction to stress. Try to pull out some calming exercises if you can to try to tamp down on the hypo feelings.

I hope it all works out for you!

[Treyfrancis21]

Thanks for responding. I slept like shite last night and feel kinda wired, so we'll see where my mood goes today at work. I'm mostly anxious about when he comes back. I will be able to get over it and just work, but his immaturity level makes me think he won't be able to.

[Unrigged64072835]

Best of luck at work and hope things resolve for you soon.

[Pearl9327]

So sorry you had to go through that! What a pleasant co-worker you have

If it is an episode, it might be minor and you'll just need to keep an eye on it. Hopefully this will pass soon!

[Treyfrancis21]

No one has heard from him so I'm hoping that means he quit. Things were pretty normal today other than me trying to stop ruminating on the incident. I'm glad i could come on here and vent.