People Who Can't Stand To See Other People Happy
@browneyedgirl (1264)
United States
May 6, 2007 7:58pm CST
Have you ever known someone who just couldn't stand to see other people happy? I'm not talking about somebody who was having a bad day. I'm talking about someone who-no matter whom it was or what it was about-they could not stand to see someone happy. It's like nothing good can happen to anyone else, and nobody else is allowed to enjoy life! This person ALWAYS has something negative to say about things and people-ALWAYS! I've only known a couple of people like this-but they're very toxic-so I decided it was best to stay away from them. Anybody else out there? Do you know or have you known someone like this? Why do you think these people are so begrudging of others' happiness?
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@jmespinosa82 (498)
• United States
7 May 07
People that do this aren't happy with their life I believe the saying misery enjoys company is true. My husband and me tell each other everything and we are very happy with each other. But the minute he left to Iraq one of our so called friends emailed him and said that I was spending all of his money, not paying our bills, and taking my family out everywhere. He got this information from his gf which I called to tell her that I got that baby's room done and just got done shopping for her which we had to buy everything from scratch which costed close to 1000 dollars but at least she had pretty much everything for the first 3 months of her life.
I think they are just jealous of other peoples life and want that life but know they can't have it or don't have it and that is why they act out the way they do.
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@sunshinecup (7871)
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19 Jul 07
Yes I have run into some of those people a few times in my life. I think for the most part they are just unhappy people themselves and just want everyone else on their level.
Now I have seen some that seem that way, but then I realized it's not they don't want everyone to be happy, it's just a couple of people who have wronged them. They I get, the others, I don't and I just avoid them like the plague.
@complexvanilla (653)
• India
11 May 07
God, I have an aunt of mine, who is exactly so. Nothing seems to make her happy. Not only is she constantly cribbing about things, she also never has a good word for anybody. If you make the mistake of asking her opinion on anything at all, be sure that she will give you a completely scathing review of it, whether it is the worst thing or the best. It just makes no difference to her. Everybody in the family knows her ways and do their best to stay away from her, but in spite of that, she goes out of her way to be rude and tart to people. The day she gives anybody a complement, we fear the worst to happen! I really don't know why she is that way, but she has always been that way, and I guess that is the way she will continue to be for the rest of her days.
@RachelleDD (823)
• Canada
7 May 07
I know a few people like this, have you ever watched SNL? Saturday Night Live? There is a character on that show called "Debbie Downer", cant find anything good to say about anything...people like that are called "toxic people" they are just out to poison your life for the worse, if you have someone like that in your life you need to get them out before they destroy you...I had a friend just like that, seemed no matter what I did, or how I did it she would always have something negative to say about it, she was never one to be happy for anything you ever did, and would take something good and turn it into something else...fair to say I am not friends with her anymore...
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
19 Jul 07
Yes, I've known people like that. You're right. It's best to avoid them. Although it's a little harder to avoid them when you are related to them.
Some folks are worse than others. I'm not sure why they get that way. Past experiences perhaps. Cynism. Jealousy. Could just be in their nature to be that way. It's probably different depending on the person.
I just try to avoid those people or ingore there negativity as much as I can.