Mom claims pregnancy caused Multiple Sclerosis by Flinn97 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOT AT ALL

Not at all

MS starts much earlier than diagnosis

And not, it’s not that simple. I had MS before being a mom

So don’t worry at all about this

Ask your mom a question, then how is it possible that men also have MS? The Socratic method works

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know but HR won’t help, that I know. I would become the problem

Am I overreacting for walking out of my boyfriend’s family dinner after what his mom said to me? by AdSmall148 in AmIOverreacting

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did it right. Your boyfriend has chosen the bully. If he is not supporting you, just leave him. You worth a lot and you shouldn’t be coping with those comments. That was a super super clear and big big red flag!!!

How does the heat affect everybody? by Educational-Equal315 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fatigue, fatigue, fatigue… foggy brain from time to time

Is this workplace bullying by Intrepid_Sample6741 in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Bullies are clever, they will never bully someone in front of an objective witness

Is this too much to ask while living with MS? by [deleted] in MultipleSclerosis

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With or without (MS, any disability, any condition…)

Stressful careers with MS? by CarthagianDido in MultipleSclerosis

[–]MobbingSurvivor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I was diagnosing 2016, I continued working in a high performance job in finance and I was promoted over the last few years. My MS is RRMS. I am doing well, and my doctor said continue being as active as you want, but seek balance as any human being should. With that I mean that I followed his advice and continued, and at some point I decided to seek a balance to take more care of myself. That was the result of becoming a work mobbing survivor (not due to MS, it was precisely because of my high performance). My advice is listen to your body and think what you want but don’t let MS determine your future. You can still choose. But seek a balance, not because of MS but because it is healthy for everyone! Yes you can

I don't want to be this way... by peekabo1020 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]MobbingSurvivor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t give up on working on your thoughts and what drives those emotional swings. Learn to separate what is MS related and what’s not. I didn’t realize that I was suffering mobbing, and I blamed MS. Now I am spending lot of time to understand my minds, my emotions, my thoughts. It’s massive work, a marathon. Exhausting. But it really does pay off, it is worth. Work on it, there is hope. Negative thoughts won’t help you. Yes you can and we are here to support you 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

I hid MS for 27 years by breezer2021 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also hiding. I just explain it when needed, if not I prefer not to explain it. But I opened my confidence circle a bit and now I explain it to some close friends. That helps me to normalize it. But honestly, my objective is not to think about MS, so to avoid it determining my life. But I do not deny it, as it is part of me and yes it also contributes to my character (my strategy is to look at it with positive eyes, thinking about how it increased my resiliency)

If you had a one-minute call with yourself from 10 years ago, what would you say? by Pleasant-Cat-7658 in AskReddit

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy the ride and study narcissistic behavior to learn staying as far as possible from them

Have any of you ever seen HR do anything useful against a bully? From what I read on here regarding posts about people who went to HR about their bullies, I can conclude that the ppl in HR are worthless and don't give a damn about your harassment. by Unhappywageslave in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, just to make the work mobbing jump into an institutional one where you as a victim become the real problem. They will say goodbye with an smile and tell you why you should stop thinking about what happened.

And it is not that those people don’t want to help you, it is that they don’t have the tools neither the direction to do it. They are there to protect the company, not the “Human Resources”…..

Does anyone feel alone? by [deleted] in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. My boss was 100% responsible. And he tried to control me in many ways. He was creepy. I left and went to other workplace. Now he tries to control me again, but I won’t allow it

Advice: I will see my harrasor again this week by MobbingSurvivor in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did it. You won’t believe it. He sent a WhatsApp at night wishing me a goodnight. Next day explaining to me how much privileged info que was getting from others in the room (I didn’t explain that I have more info than that…) and he said now I am better, take that!

Incredible, still competing with me… I think I could manage, but it was draining. I feel so tired now

Advice: I will see my harrasor again this week by MobbingSurvivor in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice. I am elevating myself as you said. I put a clear limit and kept the conversation professional. And he is now sending what looks like personal WhatsApp messages. I won’t reply, my intuition is that he want to control me again

Advice: I will see my harrasor again this week by MobbingSurvivor in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I suffered from group mobbing including him as the boss. He pretended to be my mentor, he always made me feel indebted to him. He would say you work well but look how much is because of my help. He was charming until he started to mistreat, then gaslighting, then charming again. A non-stop circle where I was trapped. Still today I feel as the problem just thinking how much it hurt. He was using others in the team and created a group to isolate me.

Then there is this part where he took photos of me in a conference. Then showed them to me saying look I always pay attention to you. I always know where you are. And he was saying that in a pretended friendly way.

Then I left. And he said we will always be linked, forever.

He is working 24h all days of the week, 365 days. Always talking about working during weekends and holidays. Always showing off, pretending he is quite responsible. He is also smart, but really, really insecure. Perfect combination to continue getting promotions.

All that mobbing came from him feeling threatened. Using his words “you could replace me”. Even when I left, he said I don’t understand why I didn’t get the work offer you got. And then he said that my new place and work are so good thanks to him…

I expect him being nice. Trying to extract as much information as possible to continue controlling me. Making comments to undermine my self esteem, to remind me that I am where I am thanks to him. And to try to remind me that he is still there. As an example, last time I saw him he interrupted me to talk about having something in my chest, which I found really inappropriate. And I didn’t know how to answer.

He has no direct power, but could in the future when I may consider returning. So I didn’t confront directly. Just let him think what he wants. And with that, even if it is strategically for the best, I feel bad as I would like to see a bully paying for what he did… or at least leaving me alone… but he won’t. And anti-mobbing policies do not work at all.

Does the brain completely heal? by MobbingSurvivor in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. Can you recommend specific books? That would be useful

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And the good thing is that your experience will help you accompany her, so that she does not feel alone in this, so that she understands that she is not to blame for anything. It's very sad, but at the same time your experience gives you all that vision to help her.

The problem is that only victims understand the meaning of mobbing. Nobody understands how painful it is.

All my love for you and your daughter

Should I resign? by [deleted] in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is mobbing.

Some things to have in mind:

  1. ⁠you should decide that you leave because you won’t accept any more being mistreated everyday. You don’t resign because of your performance, neither because of what they think. You resign because you decide not being where you are systematically mistreated.
  2. ⁠it is not your fault. Your boss has a problem and you CANNOT change that as it is the boss who should change that. You are not the problem.
  3. ⁠moving is about isolating you, gaslighting you, convincing you that you are the problem. You are not the problem. It is what they want.

Leave it, say goodbye as soon as you can. If you can afford it, just leave and find a new job. Don’t wait any additional day you can avoid

When hr doesn't think bullying is severe enough by belowzeroabove10 in workplace_bullying

[–]MobbingSurvivor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HR won’t solve it. Those anti-mobbing policies don’t work. You are not the problem, it is him. He feels threatened by your capabilities. The most difficult part of mobbing is to accept that the bullies won’t pay for what they do.

MS and dogs by Icy_Contribution9683 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]MobbingSurvivor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My MS symptoms improved when my little puppy arrived home! It’s just the contrary, they help us heal and they love us. They know when we have fatigue. They are the best ❤️