Staying in Recovery at the workplace

Hi I’m 4 yrs 10 months clean today and I had a situation at work today with a client in treatment I work in the recovery field and it seems like he wants me to be sensitive to him when he is disrespectful to the rules of the group and the ppl that’s really trying to change they life but he is very aggressive and wants to intimidate me but when I meet him where he is I’m not approachable and too aggressive how should I deal with this client

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Welcome and congratulations on your sobriety. I cannot offer any advice here. I would probably smack him. Good thing I don’t have that job. :hugs:

I am sure one of the others here will give you less humor and a plan of use.

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Welcome, you really should discuss this with your supervisor/employer.
I know from being a resident of a rehab and having friends that work in rehabs that violence will not be accepted but they may have different plans in place to deal with these situations.
Best of luck and keep putting YOUR recovery first :pray:

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Do you have a supervisor you can speak to about this? If so, maybe tell him or her what you just told us and, if possible, have your supervisor speak with the client? I, too, work in the recovery field and know how frustrating it can be maintaining my composure, at times, and remaining in compliance with the trauma-informed guidelines. Congrats on your time and best of luck.

P.S. – I also keep in mind that working in recovery is not my recovery. It reminds me to hit meetings, regularly, work the Steps, and reach out to my support system.

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I’ve worked in healthcare years ago and there was a protocol for things like this.
Talking in our team discussing clients behaviour as well as our own in the workfield was one of it.
And like others already mentioned: If I where you I would talk and bring this up to a supervisor.
Does your work know you are in recovery?

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