Ignoring Mean People
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.
Ignoring mean people. Sometimes ignoring someone means less stress if the person doing the ignoring is tuning out. There are some really mean spirited vindictive people in the world. Don t fight fire with fire. 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.
When ignoring is not an option and you have to respond consider the following. You want to be polite even if you re ignoring someone. Many people who behave badly are dishonest liars and like to know everything. The danger of responding to a mean person is the temptation is to be more mean than them.
If you behave like that don t wonder why people are ignoring you. When we talk about someone who is a great friend we usually mean that the person is honest with us. By doing so you become no different than them. Don t play the one upmanship game.
You can ignore someone in a polite fashion by simply keeping your distance and ignoring negative behaviors. You re crazy but the control may not be all bad. Mean people do not give you the right to act mean. Just as mean people can spread negative energy you can spread the positive.
It s a waste of energy to try and figure out why. Being rude back will not help the situation. At school work or in your friends circle there may be someone you simply don t click with. Ignoring can sometimes mean control.