That looks like I'm in mood to post every day :) Probably, because I'm first time in a place like this.
What I want to ask - had anyone had worked or otherwise been together with the people who, basically, are making a fun of you because of the PTSD?
Here is my story. I used to work in a busy emergency veterinary hospital as a surgery and emergency/critical care nurse.Most of my co-workers were nice, and, if occaionally I jumped from a loud noise or had other signs, they pretended nothing had happened. However, there were two guys there, unfortunatelly, one of them a supervisor. They found my jumping and screaming so funny, that they were scaring me, or throwing small things at me, or disturbed me otherwise, all just for being able to observe the reaction and say "Crazy Russian". I was getting really angry, but could not decide whether I have to go to talk to the manager: in part because I did not want to make my problem public, and in part since the supervisor could take some action against me. I had asked an advise on-line at some forum, and most people taled that I need to discuss the issue with the hospital manager. However, I first preferred to tell guys firmly to leave me alone, and that seemed to work. At this time, I got a position offering in the biochemical lab, and was thinking of taking it.
At some day at work, when I just got a syringe of medicine and was ready to adminicter it to one of four-legged patients, one of the "nasty guys", let's name him John, sneaked behind me and popped a baloon right next to my ears. I jumped, screamed and literally fell, because I just did not understand what happened. It took me a while to get up, and I heard stuff like "Oh, is she always like that?" and "Poor crazy Russian" around. That day I had made a finel decision about changing a job. Also, the hospital manager was notified. I do not know what action was taken, but for the time following my two-weeks note, nobody had done any stupid thing any more.
Maybe anyone here had a similar experience? And if yes, how did you deal with it?
I just do not understand waht is making adult serious people to act like dumm little kids...
What I want to ask - had anyone had worked or otherwise been together with the people who, basically, are making a fun of you because of the PTSD?
Here is my story. I used to work in a busy emergency veterinary hospital as a surgery and emergency/critical care nurse.Most of my co-workers were nice, and, if occaionally I jumped from a loud noise or had other signs, they pretended nothing had happened. However, there were two guys there, unfortunatelly, one of them a supervisor. They found my jumping and screaming so funny, that they were scaring me, or throwing small things at me, or disturbed me otherwise, all just for being able to observe the reaction and say "Crazy Russian". I was getting really angry, but could not decide whether I have to go to talk to the manager: in part because I did not want to make my problem public, and in part since the supervisor could take some action against me. I had asked an advise on-line at some forum, and most people taled that I need to discuss the issue with the hospital manager. However, I first preferred to tell guys firmly to leave me alone, and that seemed to work. At this time, I got a position offering in the biochemical lab, and was thinking of taking it.
At some day at work, when I just got a syringe of medicine and was ready to adminicter it to one of four-legged patients, one of the "nasty guys", let's name him John, sneaked behind me and popped a baloon right next to my ears. I jumped, screamed and literally fell, because I just did not understand what happened. It took me a while to get up, and I heard stuff like "Oh, is she always like that?" and "Poor crazy Russian" around. That day I had made a finel decision about changing a job. Also, the hospital manager was notified. I do not know what action was taken, but for the time following my two-weeks note, nobody had done any stupid thing any more.
Maybe anyone here had a similar experience? And if yes, how did you deal with it?
I just do not understand waht is making adult serious people to act like dumm little kids...