Being triggered at work (TW: death, illness, addiction)
I'm already struggling because my husband is ill and it's constantly triggering my cptsd. Now on top of all that, my coworker, who knows full well what's going on, just went off about someone he knows and addiction and a funeral. WHY do you think I, of all people, want to hear about any of that right now? But I feel like I can't even ask him to stop because he'll just have another temper tantrum about everyone hating him. I hate working here...
@courageousShade1676
Hello, I'm sorry to hear that you've been going through this. It's hard to have someone close to you be ill and not doing well; you must be very stressed right now. Also, your coworker sounds very inconsiderate and like he wasn't thinking when talking to you. It's true he should have known better, and you have the right to be upset about that; he sounds like a very frustrating person to deal with. I'm wishing you the best with your difficult workplace.