Stress and anxiety

[Buried]

I had been sexual assaulted by my leader last year may 2018 and I filed a complaint to HR. Unfortunately he has been working 30 years and he is protected. After the complaint, I soon being victimised by my leader. Then I had both hand injury due to unknown diagnosis. I file a complaint to HR about victimisation, HR then force me to move to another department which I unwilling to go. My hand injury getting worse. I then have chest pain, tingling on my arm till my hands. I can’t work in the new department at all. I went to doctor a few times and today I received a file notes mentioned that I didn’t not perform well my duty and not inform supervisor when I leave to seek medic help. But I had ask medic to tell the supervisor which the medic did. I do not know what should I do and feeling my life and career has end

[PamelaR]

Hi Buried

Warm welcome to our forums. It's good that you've found your way here. What you've experienced in the workplace is awful. I can really understand how you are feeling. When this happened to me I felt terribly vulnerable, ashamed, guilty and at the same time angry at the treatment I'd received. In my day there was no way of taking action against the perpetrator. I lived with the shame and guilt for years - blaming myself for what had happened.

Now there are laws in Australia that help people who have gone through similar experiences as yourself. If it were me I'd now seek counselling and legal assistance for the sexual assault. As a start I'd contact the Respect helpline - 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) and talk to their counsellors.

When I was feeling okay, I'd then look to place a complaint against the organisation by making contact with the organisation in my state that deals with safe workplace policies. To find the organisation I'd go to https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au.

These are just some of the ideas I can think of. There may be more and I'm sure others here will have their ideas too.

Hope some of this helps buried.

Kind regards

PamelaR

[Buried]

Hi PamelaR

I file a police report and police investigate it. The police officer called me today and told me that why I file a police report and in fact I have withdrawn the investigation from my company. I found it ridiculous because I never withdrawn any investigation and company are protecting the person.

I had seen psychologist until today but things non stop coming until I unable to handle it anymore.

Kind regards

Buried

[PamelaR]

Hi Buried

It's good to know you did report it to the police. It is concerning though that the police are not investigating it any further because the company say you withdrew the complaint/investigation.

It does sound like you are feeling very down and it would be good to try to get help for you. Do you have family or a trusted friend you can talk to or can get to be your advocate and talk to the police again?

What would you like to see happen?

PamelaR

[Buried]

Hi PamelaR

I clearly told the police that I never withdrawn it. But company never tell me the progress and the outcome is they won’t terminate the person and the person stay working together with me until I was victimised by him

I do not have any family members here. Friend? I have a very good friend that I introduce her working in the same department with me. When she heard of this, I call and text her, she never reply me anymore. I do not have many friend here. I feel my life is meaningless. I keep on being force to work in a place that I do not wish to work

kind regards

Buried

[PamelaR]

Hi Buried

That sounds awful. I know how you feel. There is a lot of anger when you don't see justice being done. And the feeling of not having your friend respond to your text is even more distressing isn't it? Would I be right in saying it makes you feel like you've been lying because no one helping? That feeling is terrible. Especially when you want some acknowledge of what's happened to you and some action taken against the person who assaulted you then victimised you for reporting it.

Have you talked to a counsellor about what's happened?

Kind regards

PamelaR

[Buried]

Hi Pamela R

I had spoken to psychologist but I can’t do anything. I am facing terrible stress and panic attack numerous time when I work. Now my hand injury getting worse than last time. I able to see little lights at the moment because GP doctor have requested a rehab provider to provide me to work outside of my company. Hopefully this is help to deal with my hand injury and stress

regards

Buried