Coping at work with unkindness

So it is Sunday night and once again, I am sitting here dreading going back to work tomorrow. A fair amount of the time when I am not at work, I end up worrying about being there. I can't keep my worries away from me.

It's not so much the work. It is the people and how they treat me. So my question is how to keep working even when your colleagues and line-manager treat you unkindly. They judge me by being different and treat me differently to each other. It is really hard to cope with and I am very unhappy there most of the time.

I have got in a place when I am strongly worried that it is me. That even if I go somewhere else, the same problems will just follow me there. I know that I don't do the chatting that they do, but I'd just like to be accepted as being different. When in fact, I just feel defective.

I could list the instances which have upset me: the gaslighting, the being left out, the being treated with contempt, the not being listened too. I am so trying to be a 'good' team player. But it feels like they just find me irritating and would much prefer if I wasn't even there at all.

I feel kinda helpless and hopeless. Any advice gratefully received.

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  • I recall that feeling of being true to who you are yet wanting to fit in and be accepted within your work team.

    I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through and I hope either the situation improves or you move on and find a team that value and accept you for your differences.

    In my opinion there will always be negative and unkind people that will use these subtle bullying tactics.

    We can't control their behaviour but we can choose to control how we react and how we allow it to affect us.

    The best advice would be to only communicate with these unkind people for work purposes when necessary and to focus on your work. 

    Keeping a positive mindset even when surrounded by negativity is a lifelong practice but facing this situation will only make you more resilient.

    Perhaps try some things at home that promotes peace of mind like your hobbies or yoga/breathing techniques.

    Remember: Don't let their unkind nature chip away at your identity. 

    I wish you all the best.

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  • I recall that feeling of being true to who you are yet wanting to fit in and be accepted within your work team.

    I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through and I hope either the situation improves or you move on and find a team that value and accept you for your differences.

    In my opinion there will always be negative and unkind people that will use these subtle bullying tactics.

    We can't control their behaviour but we can choose to control how we react and how we allow it to affect us.

    The best advice would be to only communicate with these unkind people for work purposes when necessary and to focus on your work. 

    Keeping a positive mindset even when surrounded by negativity is a lifelong practice but facing this situation will only make you more resilient.

    Perhaps try some things at home that promotes peace of mind like your hobbies or yoga/breathing techniques.

    Remember: Don't let their unkind nature chip away at your identity. 

    I wish you all the best.

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