A Need To Vent

[Mina]

I'm sorry, I just need to vent to people who understand, and thought perhaps others would like to as well.. Mods, if there is already a thread for this, I'm sorry to have created a new one.

Here's my vent...didn't sleep all that well last night, and was running a few minutes late this morning. I had to park way down the block because city code enforcement decided last week to be a pain about our parking (so now it's worse...good job). So I'm rushing into the building, and I've just pushed open the door and stepped inside, when all of a sudden our receptionist - who had apparently been watching and thought it'd be funny to hide around the corner and scare me - jumps out right in front of me and yells, "WHAT'S THE PASSWORD?"

GAAAAHHHHHHHH :stupid: I am just ready to throttle her, and have spent the last 15 minutes trying to scrape myself off the ceiling and calm down.......

 

[cyndi]

Breathe, take a few minutes to breathe and start your day over.
((hugs))

 

[goingonhope]

OMG, I Need To Vent, Too.

I'm sorry, I just need to vent to people who understand, and thought perhaps others would like to as well..

Thanks Mina, I'll take you up on the offer to vent.

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aaaahhhhhhhhhh

 

[SunnyBrookFarm]

Mina -

There is a guy at my work who has startled me as a joke twice now in the last month. The first time, he banged on the loading dock door when I was standing on the other side, the second time, he jumped out at me when I was coming in the back door. He of course, thinks it's funny as can be - meanwhile I'm trying to remember (1) not to automatically beat him up and (2) how to breathe.

Noone at work knows about my PTSD - it would only be used against me (I work in a bad environment). I have no idea how to stop someone from doing that - but boy do I know how it feels.

*****
My vent for today:
My T told me last night to take some time off work - of course I "can't" what with needing money and everything. So I come into work today and already I'm ready to kill my stupid boss and walk out the door. Stop hovering over me and asking me the same frigging questions over and over again!!!!!!!

I really wish I could have listened to my T!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Mina again!

 

[Grainne]

Mina...can't go wrong with a thread like this!

SunnyBrook.. My T just told me the same, take some time off work, which I simply cannot do because I need the money AND I'm terrified of losing my very hard won position if I do. No one here knows about my cPTSD either.

My vent: today, I'm tired of working and no one will leave me alone for even a moment. They are at my door, over and over, asking stupid questions and really, all I want to do is sit here, work on my stuff, and be left alone. When I got up and closed my door, the phone started to ring and ring and ring...so I changed my voice mail message to say I was out of the office for the afternoon...then the email started.

...does no one have anything to DO today other than bother me?! I'm thinking not. Ah well...I guess it's nice to be so needed. (sort of)

 

[midi]

The password is "DEATH." Come here, ya little f*****!!!

 

[Deleted member 541]

Mina,

I'm not sure if it's something in the air or what, but every day for the past 2 weeks, someone has managed to scare the crap out of me.....You would think that by now, I would be getting used to it, and would stop getting so scared...NOT!!!!!!!! Feel better, and I am proud of you for not throttling her......

 

[onebravegirl]

I LOVE scaring people, well mostly my husband, but nothing releases tension like a huge scream. If it happens again, scream as hard as you can and then see who's more embarrassed you or the other person. A loud enough scream could make them scream too!

Seriously though, try and lighten up a bit. All that tension is hell on your body. This person may have been just trying to light up your day. If you really hate it, then let her know about the time you hit someone and knocked their tooth out before you even had a chance to think. (Make it up).

If you are still tense, try scaring someone else. It really helps me!
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[Pixie]

I hate when people jump out at me too...

Pixie

 

[CCurry]

I'm not a sufferer but I'm sensitive to that with my bf. Will anticipate any sudden noises and so I'll tell him in a minute that guys going to make that noise so just get ready for it. He says okay thanks but of course he's still startled by it.

I remember being at a restaurant, a nice one and there were no tables against a wall so we were in the middle of a sea of tables. Well the server comes from behind comes to grab his napkin (I didn't see the server) and before I knew what happened bf twisted waiters arm and his face was on bf's plate, butter knife to his throat. Never surprise a ptsd sufferer, especially a military one.

I have to say even sudden noises piss me off, especially ones that could be avoided and someone intentionally "surprising" another is maddening. I get that, sorry that happened to you.

C