Given that bullying is most often a painful and distressing experience, it is not surprising that people want to avoid situations in which they must endure uncivil, harassing or aggressive behaviors from others in their workplace.

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"Even her experience of feeding had been distressing, " an RSPCA spokesperson explained, saying she had been locked in a shed and food would be hurled in for her at irregular intervals.

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Dr Pey, who is registered blind and can only distinguish between light and dark, described the experience on 2 February as "distressing".

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So the experience she had in hospital was particularly distressing.

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Winfrey also guided us through the painful experience and lessons learned when her Leadership Academy faced a distressing, and highly publicized crisis in 2006.

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