Discussion How do you Feel about people in general?

[Antigonish]

Was just curious about how everyone felt about people? Whether they are close to you, strangers, or just a frequent passerbys. Being intentionally vague to get the best response.

 

[virtually_anybody]

I see people like I see animals. They are cool to observe. Especially happy people. I vaguely remember that I was once one of them. Long ago. In another lifetime perhaps. But now I feel as though I am an outsider. A pretender. Masking to be at least a little bit like them. Following suit.

As far as closeness, I feel a chasm of disconnection between myself and others. Like there is a glass wall that seperates me from other people.

 

[ghoulish.fool]

I find that people have the potential to bring the greatest joy to life... but rarely do. I feel more comfortable and safe alone.

 

[whywere]

Very interesting question indeed! 1st and fore most humans are one heck of a unique being. We fight wars and kill ourselves and then turn around and help each other. As far as I am concerned, through the decades of life, I have had great experiences and lousy one also. Starting out with crappy "parents" and then crappy co-workers and even throw in a girlfriend or two. Overall, humans are still in the caves trying to figure things out and if we do not over populate, or pollute ourselves off this rock then maybe we can be like in sci-fi movies and move out to the stars. for me, I do NOT trust anyone any more and I still look for friends to have in the later stages of life, too no avail. People can be so greedy, self centered and have huge egos that make it so, so difficult to try and befriend them. Walter

 

[Dear Agony]

This is a good question. I've been heavily questioning myself lately, wondering if I'm autistic, have a personality disorder or am in the schizo spectrum. I mean I must have *something*.
I feel like people are selfish, narcissistic animals that will always end up hurting me. And so I stay away from them. I literally sleep all day and stay awake at night to avoid contact with my own family, and have severe agoraphobia, so I can't go out of the house for anything, let alone have a job, a partner and friends. Even if I wasn't severely agoraphobic though, I just don't want personal relationships anymore. I wish that would've been an option for me in the past, but now I feel like it's too late. I'm already hurt, and I'm genuinely too scared of people and paranoid. Most of them disgust/bore me because I know the real intent behind each one of them.

 

[fly away]

I basically don't like anyone except my kids and spouse. Everyone else has been a huge disappointment. Personally, I believe the only person you can count on is yourself, and if you don't like yourself (like me), you're screwed.

 

[Seiko]

I value human life and property. I hold no angst against strangers or "society". That being said, it's been roughly half a decade since having let alone acquaintances, so it's somewhat dissociating being out in public. I never go out without my earbuds.

 

[hʚll]

i only talk to family. but yeah i feel kinda weirded out by them.

 

[FohPah]

I hate people. I just hate the human condition. I hate what it is to be a human. I hate how social structures bring out the worst in us. And I hate myself above all people.

That's the main reason I must die.

 

[FuneralCry]

As a whole humans are naturally selfish, can be cruel and are capable of causing lots of suffering. I dislike being human. If it wasn't for other people then I would not have to exist in the first place. The fact that I exist is the cause of all of my problems. I generally feel disconnected from most people.

 

[it's_all_a_game]

Humans should go extinct. There's nothing in this world I hate more than them.

 

[0utsider]

I know not everyone is the same, but almost everyone I've gotten involved with has taken advantage of me or treated me like absolute garbage. I've stopped trying to interact with anyone unless its unavoidable.
There's nothing more painful for me than being alone, but it 100% beats being around people that make me feel like shit.

 

[PeacePlease]

I feel everyone is above me, that it is my responsabilty not to anoy anyone and ask the less I can from everyone.


I also find it very difficult to connect I feel like a stranger even to my family

 

[MiseryWithoutCompany]

As a whole, I hate people. I hate the human race. It's the cause of all of my problems and the cause of other issues as well. But there are nice individuals that are sprinkled across this hell hole, and even they aren't exempt from the torturous nature of rhe human race.

I've seen a lot of kind people get the absolute shaft on occasion for no reason or fault of their own. It's depressing to witness, and it hurts when I can't help the kind people that are close to me through their situation, since I'm drowning in my own.

I don't think all people are meant to follow the same lifestyle either. Maybe something that would help is realizing this - realizing that humans might be more diverse than society wants to believe. An example being... maybe "sunshine and exercise" isn't what fixes everyone, and maybe "humans are social creatures" doesn't apply so aggressively as some might think. Some people are better off living in certain conditions or alone. Just my thought on it, I've got no proof...

I cherish animals more and more these days, as I drift further from human inreraction. (with the exception of the internet) It's nice seeing something that just *lives* instead of lives to ruin others

 

[LittleJem]

The guy I love has been using me despite knowing how ill I am. How could he. And my work are just making me redundant while I'm on sick leave and a suicide risk.

 

[Alwaysbadtime]

I hate looking and hearing everyone. I hate ugly people. I hate normal looking people. I hate anyone alive basically. Some I feel sorry for like thinking about people killed etc etc. I really feel sorry for animals who are unhappy.

 

[Meditation guide]

I cherish animals more and more these days, as I drift further from human inreraction. (with the exception of the internet) It's nice seeing something that just *lives* instead of lives to ruin others

I agree animals are superior to humans.

 

[Goodbye710]

I use to feel the same as others in this thread. I became a vegetarian 10 years ago and it changed me.

I now see most people eat too much meat and is what causes them to act the way they do. Eating too much meat caused me to see others in a different way too.

In nature, the predators all have a grumpy kill or be killed attitude. The herbivores were relaxed and mellow and just enjoying life rather than taking life. The omnivores act another way.

In short, most people eat too much meat is why they act like they do.

 

[Schevan]

Writing this without seeing the other replies - sorry if it's a generic repeate. Most people to me - they don't get it. A lot of them go through hard times and they fall onto religion, or they end up becoming senseless monsters if they feel sad and depressed. I've been in both boots, and sometimes I feel like I don't know who I am. To those that are happy - I wish I knew why they can take such a positive look on things. It just doesn't cloud people like it does for others.

 

[lugerepair]

Depends. There are some people I get along with, but for the most part, I don't really get along with most people, and in fact I find most people to be extremely obnoxious. I tend to avoid being around other people as much as possible, unless they're one of the very few people I actually get along with. And even then, I need my alone time. A lot of alone time. I've always been like this, I don't think it's a symptom of mental illness or depression or anything like that (in my case). I mean, it could be my autism I suppose, but not all autistic people are like this. Some are very extroverted. Personally, I like to keep to myself, and spend most of my time alone, and avoid human interaction.

 

[heraclitus23]

Jorge Luis Borges said it perfectly - mirrors and father hood are abominablr because they reveal and multiply people. Humans are selfish and generally only exit to further their own agendas.
Not a big fan.

 

[littlelungs]

Everyone else has been a huge disappointment. Personally, I believe the only person you can count on is yourself, and if you don't like yourself (like me), you're screwed.

I genuinely couldn't have said it any better myself.

 

[lost_soul83]

I say this every day, "I fucking hate people." Doesn't matter who they are. Some of the people closest to me are included.

 

[Promortalist_]

I cherish animals more and more these days, as I drift further from human inreraction. (with the exception of the internet) It's nice seeing something that just *lives* instead of lives to ruin others

This is exactly how I feel as well. Animals bring me so much joy!

I use to feel the same as others in this thread. I became a vegetarian 10 years ago and it changed me.

Animals are one of the few things that I don't hate about this world. This is why I stopped eating meat and dairy some time ago. They are so innocent and pure. Humans don't even come close with the exception of very few.

 

[motel rooms]

The same way I feel about myself: they would be much better off dead. If they're nice, they should be euthanized before life tears them apart; if they're assholes, they should be tortured & executed.

 

[FinalDestination]

I don't hold much opinion of others - so pretty indifferent. I do think sometimes how there are so many of us sentient meat bags just existing on this floating rock and each is having a unique experience of life with their own perspectives. also how we feel we need to keep reproducing and bring more humans into this world that will eventually die itself- that aspect always weirds me out like what is the purpose of all this

 

[one.way.out]

I don't hate people. I can't really connect with most of them, but I don't hate them. I just think that most of them will end up hating me and hurting me, so I try not to get to close before I get hurt. Not to say I don't deserve to get hurt. But I'm nothing but a nuisance and a burden to them - so why waste their time?

 

[come to dust]

i consider myself a misanthropist

 

[The Lonely]

Was just curious about how everyone felt about people? Whether they are close to you, strangers, or just a frequent passerbys. Being intentionally vague to get the best response.

I noticed that people are replaceable…

and as I see; things are only getting worse

 

[Simba]

I'm bit sad n jealous seeing people regular people or whatever with their partners or friends n what not having fun and im like.. here ,idk