Hi guys, I’m a woman myself and I’m not trying to sound misogynistic or something and I really am not, but for some reason I get extremely fearful/anxious and shy around women coworkers that are in the 20-35 age range. 

I was always bullied by women growing up. At my jobs girls would tell me they thought I was stupid because they thought I was pretty and would make fun of me to put me in my place, girls gossiped about me , asked if I was retarded because of my speech impediment and isolated me away from friend groups and at work because I am shy. 

Of course I have met several wonderful women who I’m still friends with but for some reason if I’m at a job that’s mostly other women I get really scared that I going to get yelled at or made fun of by them again. 

As bad as it sounds I’d rather get sexually harassed at work by men than isolated and gossiped about by groups of women at work. And this is coming from someone who has had to deal with perverts. Can someone give me some insight maybe about how to let go of my fear?