Is it normal to not like people?

Seriously, people annoy me. They repulse me. I find most human beings to be nothing but phony a..holes. When I look at the way things are, the state of affairs lately, all the injustices, all the pain, all the hurt, i really dislike people.

Especially lately with the economy and rich people advancing at the cost of everyone else and no one doing anything about it. And then all these human rights violations worldwide and atrocities against innocent people, environmental destrcution etc etc - I am just so freaking sick of people. I think everyone is a self serving SOB and I mistrust them and often I catch myself hating on people I dont really personally know (or know all that well) but based on what I think they _will_ be like - because deep down I know most people got only their own backs and are nothing but self serving users who would crush anyone and anything, under the right circumstances, to get ahead.

I want to trust people, I want to be one of those chipper bubbleheads who just love and trust everyone but I am not. And this mistrust shows. I have become a very angry person and I think I am driving people away. It is not like i hurt anyone, I just seclude myself, go off on or about issues in this angry manner, and then dont want anything to do with anyone. I feel there is no point ot anything and there is this bad sense of hopelessness. I used to be so outgoing and hopeful, but lately, I have lost all hope. A combination of things i guess, bad breakups, bad relationships, or lack thereof, hard let downs by people I trust, terminal sickness in the family, economic struggle.

I cant be happy for people, I dont trust them, I dislike most of the, and I think I am completely incapable of loving anyone. I am not sure. I dont like how i feel (and no, i didnt go to shrink, I think they only give you meds and psychologists refer you to someone at some point so they give you meds, and frankly i dont think medicating your mind is the solution but that's another discussion).

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  • WordWizard

    I feel for the OP. This is what 90% of people are. It is ok most of this worlds full of a bunch of A**holes.

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  • dandelion0506

    Your in alot of stress that's all... Take a chill pill an then all is good.

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  • javagirl

    yeah I hear ya! unfortunately there are a lot of self serving people out there- what are you going to do? People annoy me a lot sometimes too. My advice: try to steer towards more of the positive people and steer away from the negative. If its 1 or 2 people you like at 80 you dont like, steer towards the 1 or 2. But dont approach everyone from a negative lense. There are many good, nice genuine ppl out there, so by being so negative you may overlook them

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  • Omg me too. I'm not goth or emo or anything but people realllyyyy annoy me to sometime>:(

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  • AJMJ

    Not all shrinks just give you medication and say go with it. They can't force you to do anything you don't want to do, you should see one to try to discuss your problems.

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  • brownie45

    WOW. I have just found my clone :O. But seriously. You just explained my life story. I also have begun to hate people... actually not hate, but more... become distant? from them. Ever since I've started high school, I have become very jealous of others, how they act, and their charisma.... it sounds wierd, I know. I have lost self esteem and all that. I used to be REALLLY outgoing, school secretary (student council ;P), and bubbly. Now I'm just a depressed, self-conscious, awkward person. I actually walk differently, speak differently (stutter), and have an angry expression on my face. I'm just really sick of high school with the fact that we're divided by PoPuLARity. I honestly think I am a pretty down to earth person but no one is interested in taking the time to talk to me. Sometimes I look at other people and think "wow, I wish I was her, looked like her, laughed like her, walked like her" (I am not lesbian!).
    I guess this is also because of a terminal illness in the family (no joke), a BAD relationship between me and my sister, financials struggles, family issues and a disorder that a relative has.
    I know I just wrote like a novel, but I guess I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone... That's all

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    • Moonlighting

      @ brownie: well, i am not in high school anymore - I finished graduate school last year but I can tell you that I felt alienated in high school too. I wasnt very popular and it wasnt a very pleasant experience. Im not even in touch with any of the people from my high school years. It's been like 11 years but I still cannot stand them. But even when I did feel alienated in school, it was not like this This disdain and lack of love I have for people is more on the profound level, not the "why am i not popular in high school" thing. But you know i did get over high school and was quite popular in college actually and had a life etc. But then something happened over the past year and I am just not myself. I dont care for people and try to stay away from most of them as i really believe they are all self serving backstabbers

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  • aiwistbh

    I am the same way, and I agree with all that you talk about. I used to be a very outgoing person until I realized that most people will let you down. I have very few (but very close) friends and a boyfriend and I really do not have any future plans for expanding my social circle. Most people call me a cynic, and I definitely agree with this, but at least I'm smart enough to know the truth than to deny it and give everyone the benefit of the doubt. To me, most people are lazy, selfish, unmotivated, and blind. I cannot tolerate these kinds of people, although maybe I should give people a chance. Either way, I'm a hermit belonging in the wrong era.

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  • Ukrichu

    Don't worry, after being around people for so long, I absolutely hate them.

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  • kkkkk

    Do u dislike yourself

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  • acorn0101

    honestly, i do not much like the human species. but i like people generally. i am nice to everyone.

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  • It not normal

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  • mtnw

    alot of what you are saying is true, but it's not true of all people. generalizing people is what's making you feel like it's everyone. there are some amazing wonderful people out there, you just haven't found any yet.

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  • NocturnePonyFan

    I mainly just hate positive people. They piss me off.

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  • spiritguide24

    i know people like that. thats wat crazy home is for. just saying! can i ask you soemthing? when ppl go past youy, do u start twitching your head and looking at them? that would be classic and hilarious! no im sorry it's not funny. thats terrible. i dnt think its norkmal most ppl with that may have had a trauma when they were a kid and are now crazy because of it, ignore the begining. that was mean of wat i sed!

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    • WordWizard

      Are you writing on a cell phone? You have a lot of misspellings and period in wrong places.

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