Is it normal to judge this person so harshly?

I have this new middle aged neighbor who moved in upstairs from me a few months back and she just reeks of worthlessness. I cant help but analyze the situation... She is walking around up there all times of the day and night which says to me shes unemployed (lazy loser), She wont acknowledge me if we chance to meet in the hallway and wont answer the door if I come knocking and I KNOW for a fact shes home (social retard), neighbors who have talked to her say she seems demented or something (idiot).

I would like to consider myself hard working so the fact that there is a pathetic waste of space living over my head infuriates to no end. Is it normal to share my point of view?

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  • PumpkinKate

    You're exhibiting a rather desperate need for this woman's qualities to somehow measure up to your standards, when she has nothing to do with you. It is actually somewhat common for people to do this sort of thing, and it's called "projection".

    Lots of times, the things we hate most in others are things we dislike about ourselves. It doesn't mean those issues are current, or even on the surface, but they are qualities that we have experienced intimately at some point.

    To find the answer to why you despise a complete stranger so much, I would strongly suggest looking inwards. The problem lies within you, and has nothing to do with her. In the realm of the mind, this is logical and deductive reasoning.

    Do you feel you could do more with your life? Have you struggled through a time when you felt you didn't do enough? Do you have a tendency to judge yourself very harshly, and that drives you to work extra hard, to prove to yourself you are a worthwhile person? Do you sometimes worry about what your neighbors think of you, and whether or not you are a "waste of space" or "demented"?

    As mentioned before, what you're doing is called "projecting". It doesn't mean you are just like this woman, or that you would even answer "yes" to the above questions, necessarily, but when we despise someone we do not even know, it is often because of issues that we are trying to deal with that our minds assign to the stranger. It's easier to deal with these issues externally, rather than internally. It also frees us of some of the judgment we cast upon others.

    I would suggest considering this, at least, for while it might not ALL be accurate, I think you'll find some enlightening things by thinking it over.

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    • sweets!!!

      Very well said....in total agreement with you!

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    • abradab

      No no no no no... None of the above allies to me even a little... I am extremely content with my life and with who I am as an individual. I have everything I need in life which is more that can be said for most people and yes, I worked my ass off for it. I got nothing to prove too anybody and I mean that...

      Seriously people, if you just saw this person most of you would side with me... she is so pathetic that it just seems to radiate off of her... like she lives in a haze of underachievement that follows her everywhere she goes... I don't often judge people this way without a great reason but I hated the very roots this persons family tree the moment I laid eyes on her... does that make me bad?

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      • Alison89

        Yes, that makes you bad. Here's a person who has done nothing to you and you hate her.

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      • PumpkinKate

        Even in your reply, your need to convince me that you're accomplished seems rather strong, given the words you used... and the quick dismissal of what I suggested might also mean that it truly is worth taking a second look inside yourself. I could be wrong, of course.

        If I am, well... "most people" wouldn't side with you, I think. Most people are not concerned with other people they don't know and who don't impact their lives directly. It doesn't make you "bad" per se, it simply means there is something about this person that drives you to extremes - the amount of energy you are giving to her, the amount of influence you are letting her have over you... is staggering, for a stranger. ESPECIALLY one who is so "worthless". People simply do not care about "worthless" strangers that have no impact on their life. She is having an impact on your life somehow. You'll probably feel a bit better when you figure out WHY she is.

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        • abradab

          "She is having an impact on your life somehow. You'll probably feel a bit better when you figure out WHY she is."

          Uhhhh, no. I would feel better if she died in a fire that left my apartment totally untouched sure but for me to go as far as to say that she has an influence over me or has any sort of impact on my life what so ever is an incorrect observation.

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          • PumpkinKate

            You are completely weak to the IMMENSE power she holds over you. You're obsessed with her. It's not normal, or healthy.

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  • joybird

    Who made you judge and jury - get back to work!!

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    • RaNdOmPoPcOrN

      JUDGE JUTY

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  • Faceless

    Dear OP.

    Kill yourself.

    Signed,
    Everyone!

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    • abradab

      What does OP mean?

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      • Shackleford96

        Original Poster.

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  • rin

    Maybe she's mentally ill.

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  • seabird_71

    Well you're a sorry crack whore, and it ”infuriates” me to no end that people as awful as you are still allowed to roam the earth polluting it with your disgusting personality. Shouldn't creatures like you be locked up by now?

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

    Your problem is that you assume she's a "lazy loser" without actually knowing her situation.

    Sounds like you are just mad at her for living above you and you're looking for reasons to trash talk her to justify your anger

    And you wonder why she ignores you? Probably because she knows you're looking down your nose at her. I wouldn't want to talk to a neighbor who called me a loser either.

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    • abradab

      I am not looking for reasons to hate anybody. I am not an angry person... but there is just something about this woman! If I was a religious man (which I most certainly am not) I suppose I would call it demonic.

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

        For someone who's "not angry" you seem to be making a lot of judgmental comments about your neighbor.

        First she's a "lazy loser". Now she's "demonic".

        If anything maybe mental illness at best but that's got nothing to do with being "lazy" or "demonic".

        Which leaves my suggestion... you're looking for ways to justify how much you dislike her.

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  • GYBY

    It's normal. We all judge. It's a good thing, we want a good society, not a sloppy one.

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  • filiasan

    It's normal to judge harshly. We are all at least fairly judgmental. But 'normal' people hate what's different. I know this, from being on the outside of the box.

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  • NoOneAtAll

    You need therapy. That, or to go live in a cave in the mountains to spare other people from encountering you and your creepy hatefulness. You sound like a sociopath, seriously.

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  • blahblahblahdablahblah

    and what made you perfect maybe she thinks the same about you and if you work so hard than where is the time to be all up on her and be mean to her really have you ever heard of a bully because it describes you to a t

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  • treemong66

    You have a problem. Your completely obssessed with this person you know nothing about and hate her from the depths of your soul because shes not like you? Maybe your parents didn't love you enough. Or maybe you have a mental condition. I hope to god you don't have children and treat them like that. You should see a doctor

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  • xXScYtHeXx

    Dear OP,
    Grow up you're a total dick, she's socially awkward, so what? I am as well. She may have a medical issue with it like myself, who's to say she doesn't work online either, she could make twice as much money as you so I doubt she's lazy.

    Grow the fuck up please, thanks.

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  • sweets!!!

    Wow, it sounds like ur the neighbor from hell jejeje leave your neighbor alone n live your life. So what if he/she doesn't acknowledge you just bcuz u live in the same complex doesn't mean you have to talk. BTW the way you're expressing yourself about ur neighbor (that you don't even know) says a lot about who you are as a person. You can be hard working n be financially well off but that doesn't really matter when you have a nasty personality. #justsaying

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  • kellstar79

    OP means original poster which means the person who wrote the story in which case would be you. Please leave her alone and concentrate on your own life

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  • Doesnt seem worth it to me to worry about it that much, she will be dead one day anyway, and so will you.

    Same for me.

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