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Anonymous asked in HealthMental Health · 1 decade ago

branded, labelled, stigmatised and feel alot of people have negative preconceptions of me- what do i do ?

plus for a while now i feel theres a large group of people outthere encouraging others to socially reject me.....that their giving a false portrayal of me to everybody which is causing people to reject me and ostracize me....what can i do without getting angry and losing it ?

i honestly do believe most people have turned on me....and i know theres alot of people who dont like me outthere.

throughout my life ive had to cope with people playing mind games with me....prolonged bullying growing up and in adulthood.....ive been victimized alot in my life to.

im 3o now, i have BPD and PTSD, for years now i have struggled with rage and aggression...since the age of 16.

it comes from all the bullying and victimization ive been through..

years ago i would have outbursts of rage in public, which would start with a build up of tension in my head.....if i was out and about and saw ' people happy and enjoying themselves '...or i perceived someone was staring...or being threatening to me.....i would suddenely just lose it....shout...clench my teeth , act aggressive towards people..

i was very lucky, because it would cause people to laugh...point, and stare...just ridicule me...it would cause confrontation and for me to get attacked and hurt etc..

Update:

i really have been through the mill in life.....ive never been employed...never gained any qualifications....never made any friends or built up any relationships with people.

i have a criminal record going back 8 years ago for an assault and carrying a knife when i lived in a rough area, and local criminals and gangs were targeting me...because of my aggressive demeanor.

i was sexual abused as a kid....been 18 months in a psychiatric hospital, because i said things to psychiatrists to alarm them, make myself out to be dangerous so they would send me somewhere secure to get help.

Update 2:

suffered street attacks, muggings..assaults...been targetted by criminals in rough areas...suffered head injuries by 3 asian youths carrying a ' chair leg ' because i had a rage outburst in public.....had the skin on my head ripped open...had 18 stitched at the back of my head.

ive lived in my small flat on welfare benifits now for 3 years....i feel very wary, aloof and gurded towards people as i have been for a long time.....

people for a long time to have acted in an unfriendly, aloof, standoffish manner towards me to.....ive gotten and still get funny stares...personal stares like people know me ' intimatly ' or personally.

people can be very abrupt, condescending and patronizing to me ie : coffeshop servers, checkout till workers, bank staff workers, doctors receptionists...doctors etc..

Update 3:

my only goal left is to leave england the uk and move back to europe or outside the eu for a new start....but how will i do that when i have so much to cope and deal with in life ?

plus even my contacts on yahoo answers have stopped communicating with me like theyve been influenced to socially reject me to...

i dont hear from them anymore except one or 2 loyal good friends.

and im gutted that their so far away from me across the otherside of the world...3000 miles away and i can only feel close to them electronically via the internet.....

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  • fiVe
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Seriously dude, you've been asking the same questions for six months, are you really expecting a plethora of new and helpful answers? Grow up and move on.

  • Dawn
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    When someone acts aggressively, people will draw back or meet to exceed the aggressive act. There is ALWAYS a big dog out there more than willing to help you realize you are just a pup.

    Sounds like you've have some tough stuff happen but it also sounds like you brought some of it down on yourself.

    People do tend to stand back from people that don't act normally. Do you expect people to treat you normally if you have a history of losing it and not being able to control your emotions?

    I literally went through a period of YEARS where I slowly regained the trust of others after my nervous breakdown. I had to DAILY go out and do my best to function and slowly people began to realize that I was "normal" again. Yeah, the stigma is alive and well but its up TO YOU to prove the stigma wrong.

    Sounds like you've PUSHED others away and then you stand there wailing about how no one wants to hang with you.

    Social interaction is a give and take. Just like communication. Try to reach out to others in just casual friendship and see how it progresses.

    And group therapy would be a definite plus. A structured program where you could get constructive feedback.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You do not have a slanted view of the situation; you have an absolute upside down view. Stupidity is not something in your build up, because you have mastered the art of using the computer, and searching the internet. The amount of mistakes in your Q., tells me that you lack some knowledge of English grammer; but the lay out of the question is very good therefore there is hope that i might get through to you here. Think hard on this answer;;;;; it is not the world against you my friend: It is in fact you against the others all the time.

    Nobody, least of all me, can blame you for feeling like this after you have been through the mill to such an extent. All of us have had some bad happenings in our lives, but yours is much deeper than most. You do not indicate male or female.

    I will promise you this: If you wish i will be here for you to exchange messages as often as you wish, and try to pull you round to a more stable way of life. BUT you have to do your part in all this attempted CURE. Good luck FRIEND, you can do if you gather strength.

    Source(s): Counselling training
  • 1 decade ago

    The first thing you're going to need to do is stop claiming that you're a victim, and stop blaming everyone else for your problems. I do not mean to sound insensitive, but YOU are in control of your life - nobody else is, and it's not anyone else's fault that your life is the way it is. If anyone tells you otherwise, they're lying to you.

    If you're going to turn your life around, it's your responsibility to take charge, suck it up, and make those changes. It's your responsibility to get an education, treatment, and a job - even though that can be a difficult thing to accept. If you're 30 years old and you haven't figured this out, I don't think there's much I can say to help you.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I almost didn't answer this question because I had decided I just don't have anything to add. That's what MY illness says to me...it says, who is going to listen to me. This in the mind of someone (me) who has been in therapy for 24 years. Thats called experience, not stigma. Stigma is about 90 percent in your head.

    First of all I really do believe committing suicide is the single most selfish act ever imagined, not to mention, a sin against the creative forces of light and dark.

    I needed to be taught how to wald down the street with my chin up, go shopping, date, etc. When you are in therapy, you have re-invent yourself, the world and your god. There is no particular reason why things haven't worked out. Still we must try to give up everything in order to get back all the wonderful character you are. You are worth it.

  • 1 decade ago

    People are not rejecting you.

    After someone says the same thing over and over, there is nothing anyone else can say.

    You have said the same things many times and we have said the same things just as many times.

    Look outside yourself and start caring about others.

    Volunteer some place to help you get out of yourself.

    The people that you volunteer for will appreciate your service and show you their appreciation. This is one way of getting positive reactions from others. Once again, Good Luck.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i kind of know what you mean.

    I suffer from PTSD, i've had a hard life.

    But you need to move on and stop lingering on this.

    I know it was so hard for you, and it's easier said than done,

    but the reason why your so agressive and a bit upset is because your not moving on with your life. It's obvious you think about this a lot, but thinking about this isnt making your life better, its making it worse. Life is so unfair, getting angry isnt the answer at all. I think you need lots and lots of therapy.

    Therapy and councelling helped me overcome my PTSD and i had it really bad.

    Hope i've helped, and good look in the future,

    JessiiLou

    xxx

  • 1 decade ago

    Once you get to the point where you stop caring what others think, that's when you'll start to feel better.

    Source(s): personal experience
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