Ignoring Mean People

Mean people do not give you the right to act mean.

Ignoring mean people. Many people who behave badly are dishonest liars and like to know everything. By doing so you become no different than them. When we talk about someone who is a great friend we usually mean that the person is honest with us. Don t fight fire with fire.

At school work or in your friends circle there may be someone you simply don t click with. It s a waste of energy to try and figure out why. You re crazy but the control may not be all bad. When ignoring is not an option and you have to respond consider the following.

You can ignore someone in a polite fashion by simply keeping your distance and ignoring negative behaviors. You want to be polite even if you re ignoring someone. If you can t avoid them consider each encounter as a challenge for you to show compassion and practice patience. There are some really mean spirited vindictive people in the world.

Gaslighting for instance is a tactic that is used to convince someone that there isn t really anything wrong i e what do you mean i m ignoring you. Sometimes ignoring someone means less stress if the person doing the ignoring is tuning out. Being rude back will not help the situation. Ignoring can sometimes mean control.

Don t play the one upmanship game. If you behave like that don t wonder why people are ignoring you. People who long to see you fail may even attempt to sabotage you then call you paranoid and crazy and will take great pleasure in any misgivings or misfortune that come your way. Mean people can spread their negative energy so keeping your distance allows you to preserve a positive outlook.