Dear Kenny:

I am familiar with the Jehovah Witnesses religion following a long term personal relationship with a JW friend, no longer in contact.

The world is full of bullies and aggression is common, so I would say that it is likely that you did and do encounter aggression in the workplace and you are highly reactive to it, that is, leaving jobs quickly.

One solution I suppose it to apply successfully to disability and avoid the workplace altogether. Another solution is the slow process of learning to assert yourself against aggression. It requires being able to endure the fear involved in asserting yourself, being able to do so in small bite pieces, regulate that fear, that anxiety. It involves a combination of insight and skills.

I don’t think being 50 is too late to do this, but age is a factor. It takes a long time to engage in this process and the years of improved functioning will not be as many as would be if you were twenty.

I would like to read more from you and communicate further.

*Will soon be away from the computer and back in about 18 hours from now.

anita

I feel like a complete mess at this stage. I overreact to things very quickly when I feel too much and mess everything up. I keep on pushing away the people I love. really really struggling to be a human being. Please help!!