ok i am gettin EXTREMELY annoyed with my freinds freinds putting me down all the time, since i have started working with them all in a shop all they'v proceeded to do is demise my intelligence and throw ideas at me like "well if he did that it would destroy the county" and other stupid things liek that, it normally doesnt annoy me but i dont see any of us leaving any time soon so i need a way around it. the key points of them i want to block out is thier annoying *omfg your such an idiot* attitude towards me because i dont see them doing it to any of their other freinds. i may not be the most skilled to apply to thier oh so high list of needs but they dont see what psycological hate i am growing for them. any advice on these pathetic lowlifes would be much much appreciated cause im gonna end up beating the living **** out of them
GilbertMar answered Monday July 7 2008, 8:22 pm: I will tell you a hard and fast rule. Never make friends with the people you work with and never work with friends. Be friendly, but don't take the relationship outside of work. There is all kinds of problems with that and your just starting to find them out. You are experiencing the dog pack mentality, they must show their dominance over you, so be a good puppy and go lay down by your dish.
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"so be a good puppy and go lay down by your dish" This was not directed at you by me, it is in reference to what they are telling you to do, just not in those words. I'm glad to see it had my desired effect on you, it was meant to grab your attention and ruffle your fur, but direct your anger towards the ones you should be directing it at, the ones that you should be standing up too. Now that you've shown me your a man, show them. [ GilbertMar's advice column | Ask GilbertMar A Question ]
surferchick16 answered Monday July 7 2008, 4:42 pm: okay first of all take a deep breath. Okay, now I'm sorry your friends are treating you like that. I have also experienced that too. And I'll tell you how I handled it...
Okay so I had a friend, ex best friend now, who would always call me dumb and make fun of me,she would act like I'm the biggest idiot in the world. I stopped being friends with her. I told her that she hurt my feelings, and she didn't seem to care, so I realized that she isn't worth being friends with. I chose self respect over popularity. What you choose is your decision, but personally in my case I needed to remove myself from those people, and now I'm the happiest I've ever been. You may wanna try it too. There are so many people out there that you can be friends with, and the people you talk to now, are absolutely not worth it. Elanor Roosevelt once said "No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent"
You have 2 choices:
1.) Suck up their nasty comments and be miserable
or 2.)) Be yourself and cut them out of your friend circle, b/c they are putting you down, and making you feel worthless. So instead of beating them up, just walk away, it is easier said then done, I know, but just say "enough is enough, you don't own me, you can not control how I think about myself, I'm worth so much more then that." And believe it, its true.
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