Hi new here!

So I’ve recently gotten a new job and since starting my anxiety has gotten way worse. When I was in school I pretty much knew how to handle it to a point but the new environment really makes it difficult to keep calm and just know what to do because this entire day today i was anxious but still needed to take calls and be polite and properly do the job and at times it kind of let up but others I just wanted to either scream or run out. I’ve tried opening up more to my parents about how I’m feeling and just some of the things I go through that I’ve been going through for most of my life that they brushed off when I really needed a lot of help. I’ve been talking to my friends about it but I feel like I’m just being a burden and I’m hoping I can post here to get it off my chest I know I didn’t really talk much about the anxiety I’ve been feeling but what I said pretty much sums up what’s going on.

Oh there is one thing I need advice on: I have a coworker who is old enough to be my father and has been teasing me about something I did while frustrated to the point that it feels like I’m being mocked and I don’t know what to do. If he just joked a few times and then let it go it would be fine but he keeps bringing it up. It’s not even an inside joke type of thing both sides would have to find it funny for that. He seems like the kind of guy that jokes a lot and I can take jokes at my expense I just don’t take kindly to being mocked. Alright I guess the question is what do I do about that and also does anyone have any tips about handling anxiety in the workplace?

[blackcat64013]

If this guy keeps going, the joke has ended and he is workplace bullying which is definitely not okay. Tell him to stop and report this to your manager. Keep a record of when it started and the history up to now. If your employer has an employee assistance program (EAP) you could talk to them for some confidential advice. You can talk about this guy and coping at work.

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Thank you so much I’ll do just this. I just graduated and this is my first job so it was a shock to me that a grown man would do this in an office environment. Maybe it shouldn’t have but I guess I expected some mutual respect and professionalism. But again thank you.😊