Hi Henley,

Firstly, take a step back from whatever is happening with your colleagues, calm yourself with a couple of deep breaths if you need to and then ask the question “I hope it’s nothing I’ve said or done?”.  You’ll know from the reply whether or not if’s your fault and if necessary you will have the opportunity to apologize or make amends in some way.  “What’s going on.  I can sense tension around me.” might be another opening where you can put your mind at rest that whatever is wrong has nothing to do with you.

It might take some courage initially but very soon you will reap the benefits and cease to worry about things unnecessarily.

Best wishes

Peggy