Am I Overreacting?

[Casey_03]

I am travelling with a photographer. We are staying in a hotel together, in the same room. She had arranged for us to travel 4 hours to some town today to see people she wanted to meet with. I woke up after only about two hours of sleep (I have had severe insomnia all week), and so was feeling quite ill. Migraine, nausea. But knowing myself, I knew that I just needed to get some sleep and rest after a very hectic week. I politely but firmly told her that I would not come with on the trip, that I feel ill and just need to sleep (and after all, this is on my day off). She responded by inititally insisting I go with anyway, repeatedly. Her pushiness prompted me to get a bit brash. I said explicity, "I will be fine, I just need to rest or I will get worse. Please go without me and do not turn this into a big fuss." She responded by calling a medic from the OSCE. Now, all of these high-ranking representatives of the OSCE have been dragged into this. A medic arrived, I explained the situation. He seemed irritated and confused that he -- a medic who deals with trauma -- was called to deal with something like this, when I had already made clear that I know why I feel ill, it's simply a lack of sleep. Long story short, I asked for space and time to rest -- on my day off -- and it has been turned into some huge dramatic saga, that has just made me feel much worse. This all feels very invasive and I am now even more stressed out. I find it insulting that no one would listen to me when I respectfully said I would just like to rest, it's no big deal, just leave me alone. I hate the attention that this has wrongfully gotten. I now feel like if the people I work with cannot respect my space and treat me like an adult, perhaps I should not be travelling with them at all. Am I overreacting? Or does this reaction by others seem a bit strange to you guys as well?

 

[Deleted member 27340]

I don't believe you're overreacting by feeling as if your space has been invaded. I would probably be pissed myself if I said I needed rest and was answered with drama and someone calling medics over.

I'd probably keep travelling because travelling is fun, but I guess you have to consider all the pros and cons.

 

[Ice_Fire]

It seems like a massive over reaction on her part. I'd feel exactly how you do (also im sorry you're under the weather).Maybe it's because she's massively insecure about going on this trip alone?

 

[braggle]

You are completely justified in how you feel. What your colleague did was very over dramatic. Some people love to blow things out of proportion and have drama in everything. When my partner pulled a muscle in her shoulder my mother in law tried to convince her that it was obviously leukimia.

 

[scout86]

Her reaction seems strange to me. Some people are like that. They're pretty annoying! But, I'd say your take on the situation is totally appropriate.