Answer to: How to Recover After Unprofessional Behavior

Well, there's one thing that'll make you look overly-emotional, and it's raising again a topic which you say you wished you'd never raised! Relax a little, work a little less hard, and let others cover a bit more of the workload. If your other colleague is being approached more (and this is not explained by their length of service, etc.), it may well be because other people can sense that you've become highly-strung and on the verge of breakdown, so if you solve that problem the rest of the things may solve themselves. It's not generally "unprofessional" to declare that others are doing less provided it is true, but it is unprofessional to say so if it is not true, and if there is any ambiguity about the situation it is best to stay quiet about the point, particularly if you have your own weaknesses too. Also, managers don't necessarily want people who do more work but then become resentful, cause needless disharmony, and finally crash out themselves - if a manager was looking at the situation, they'd probably prefer your behaviour to converge with that of your colleagues, rather than theirs to converge with yours. Also, don't be afraid to set limits on your workload and insist that additional staff are recruited, if that is the fundamental problem.