How to deal with people with diferent opinions of me?

[Oppositionless]

Atheists used to fill me with terror I had to spend 12 hours a day mentally arguing with them. Notice the feeling and choose not to react . Notice a reaction can be physical but it can also be mental.

Edited yesterday at 07:04 AM by Oppositionless

[Tudo]

8 hours ago, Oppositionless said:

Atheists used to fill me with terror I had to spend 12 hours a day mentally arguing with them. Notice the feeling and choose not to react . Notice a reaction can be physical but it can also be mental.

I have similar experience with them too.

[BlueOak]

On 02/02/2026 at 1:48 PM, Tudo said:

One of the reasons get angry is because I feel like they don't respect my opinion and that eventually they will impose their worldview on me.

There is a collective adjustment that can happen by virtue of reality altering around you and thus your interactions with it, but how much you allow it to influence your own mind and behavior is largely in your hands. 

Also many people don't respect random people's opinion. I wouldn't take it personally, most people will never think twice about you. There are simply too many people in their lives and most people prefer you reinforce their own belief structure than challenge it. If you mean they interact with you rudely, then that's something different.

And by the way Anger is a natural emotion, lots of people even some in this thread have resistance to or fears of it. Its just energy moving through you, and quite powerful when you harness it to create a positive change. Its when you give up control and let anger run you, it becomes a problem.

Edited 19 hours ago by BlueOak

[Oppositionless]

4 hours ago, Tudo said:

I have similar experience with them too.

Can I ask what the core fear is?

For me it was, if they're right, then I'm wrong, and if I'm wrong that makes me a bad person.

[Yimpa]

7 minutes ago, Oppositionless said:

For me it was, if they're right, then I'm wrong, and if I'm wrong that makes me a bad person.

In other words, Hell.

[Basman]

Why do you think Leo is bald?

[Yimpa]

 

[Tudo]

11 hours ago, BlueOak said:

Also many people don't respect random people's opinion. I wouldn't take it personally, most people will never think twice about you. There are simply too many people in their lives and most people prefer you reinforce their own belief structure than challenge it. 

This part is really true.

 

11 hours ago, BlueOak said:

And by the way Anger is a natural emotion, lots of people even some in this thread have resistance to or fears of it. Its just energy moving through you, and quite powerful when you harness it to create a positive change. Its when you give up control and let anger run you, it becomes a problem.

Like you put it here, moderation is key.

[Tudo]

8 hours ago, Oppositionless said:

Can I ask what the core fear is?

For me it was, if they're right, then I'm wrong, and if I'm wrong that makes me a bad person.

I think the reason why they make me angry is not because they make me fear something, it is just their arrogance. How can people so limited intellectually see themselves as so more advanced then others ?!

 

7 hours ago, Basman said:

Why do you think Leo is bald?

it does make sense lol

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Tudo

[Joseph Maynor]

Distract yourselves with humor ad infinitum maybe?