I still get insulted for no reason

NSFWSpoilerI just need to vent - no advice or fixing please

This shit hurts alot. I'm trying my best to get back to work despite how badly these intrusive thoughts have ruined my life. A year and a half ago I left my job. This year I've had 4-5 interviews, no luck. I went for this work trial thing today to get a bit of experience and to hopefully get a part-time job. The people training me there were nice at first. Then randomly they started to secretly insult me.

One of them said a word in Punjabi I'm sure. "Previyet" or something. I'm 100% spelling it wrong but clearly it's an insult. I have Indian/Pakistani friends I'm not that stupid I know what it means. I can connect the dots together.Which threw me back because I didn't do anything. I felt relaxed, the intrusive thoughts weren't that bad today until she said that. It means creep. It's an insult. Yet I didn't do/say anything or look at any of them in a creepy manner. I was aware. I didn't zone out or anything.

Sometimes eye contact is too much for me to I might look at a cheek, or nose, or lower face. Either way it threw me off and gave me flashbacks of when I was bullied at work (which led me into a gradual mental breakdown) I didn't do anything at all. Then the other person understood what she said and then her body language turned uncomfortable. She whispered in English "creep" I 100% didn't miss hear. Then carried on the conversation like she didn't just insult me.

Either way I'm left baffled. I honestly don't know what I did wrong. I didn't do anything yet im still fucking insulted. Unless, they might've recognised me from my old job. I'm so confused. These intrusive thoughts have ruined my fucking life. I also in a sly way told her I understood what she said. I said "I look at lips so I can read what you're saying because it's loud". Is looking at lips or lower face weird?

Did I do something unaware to make them uncomfortable!? I feel sick to my stomach thinking I might've looked at them weirdly I made sure I didnt. I was in control of the thoughts. I'm gonna try not to replay it in my head because looking for reassurance is never good. I feel sad today now :( I was doing so well keeping busy and trying to find jobs. If they call me saying I got the job I probably won't go in. I don't want this all to repeat and I have another breakdown worst than the first one. But it's been too long since I've been working I need to get a job. God if you exist please help me.

Posted Jul 6, 2025, 7:39 PM UTC

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