Why do people hate me for no reason?
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Anonymous
March 30th, 2016 10:58pm
Sometimes we think people view us a certain way, when in reality, they do not view us that way. Perhaps talking to whomever you think feels that way about you could help :)
Do you know they hate you did they say "i hate you" in their own words? or do you just feel that they hate you for no reason? our minds can be very very powerful. Just because you think someone hates you doesn't mean they do if you think that, ask. If they've told you that to your face don't bother with them anymore nobody has a reason to say i hate you for no reason, as you've said above, "people hate me for no reason" those people shouldn't be in your life. I'm not going to sugar coat anything not everyone is going to love/like you and their are some mean people that do hate others for absolutely NO reason and that is uncalled for and very rude. Just ignore those people. they are the ones with the issue, not you. Just focus on the positive and people who love you :).
Best wishes xx
Anonymous
June 24th, 2015 11:30am
You're an amazing human being and don't let mean people make you feel hated. People out there care:)
It's about them not you. Often people hate someone who responds better to a situation than they expect, leaving them with no scapegoat and forcing them to take responsibility for their actions
Sometimes people dont understand you, because their education for exemple is so different. ANd people are so scared of the difference and what they dont know
Anonymous
August 1st, 2015 2:26am
Some people may not hate 'you' personally but may express hateful feelings and emotions towards you due to their own anger and frustration for other factors. This could include low self esteem or trust issues.
Anonymous
January 3rd, 2016 10:39pm
People who show dislike towards you for no apparent reason are usually unhappy with themselves and/or experience envy when they see you. Know that you don't deserve any kind of hatred and that there are so many people who love you that those who don't like you don't matter.
they don't hate you, they hate themselves for who they are but to satisfy their ego, they're reflecting the hate towards you
Some people hate because that's all they know, try not to pay them any mind. You're amazing! Everyone doesn't hate you either. I love you!!! :)
Anonymous
January 1st, 2016 8:43pm
It is unfortunate, but not all parts of the world are as sheltered from hatred, unkindness, unfriendliness, and rudeness as 7 Cups of Tea is. And when we live for long periods of time in a world where we are constantly being insulted, bullied, teased, or treated unkindly, that 'hardens' some people, which may cause them to inflict the same kind of negative energy they feel themselves onto other people. 'Hatred' is sometimes also stemmed from jealousy- when someone is jealous of you, they may or may not hate you also.
people are getting hated so much, that they want others to feel bad too. Trust me, only the people who earn little love, give little love
Anonymous
December 25th, 2015 7:25pm
Sometimes people hate other because they are being hated on them self and can't help the pain so they want others to feel the same because they don't understand why they are victims
Sometimes your personality, or person reminds them of a past they they miss terribly. They could also feel worthless because Cowards run away from big goals then seek cheap victories to feel good about themselves. and Brave people (like you) set goals and achieve them. Also sometimes a person might dislike you because he/she thinks that you are a threat. Cowards and weak people automatically dislike anybody who might threaten their position ( Steal their friends, get a share of the attention they are getting, get the job they are applying for ...etc)
It is impossible for anyone to hate without a reason, it's just illogical. You may not know the reason but it is there. In life everything exists for a certain reason even if we do not understand or comprehend it.
Anonymous
January 5th, 2016 12:32am
Nobody is for everybody, be happy with yourself regardless of others and then you won't care who hates you or who does not.
People are quick to judge even if they dont know you. They simply dont know how an awesome a person you are . you could try and care what they think or you could try and care about the rhings thst matter the most to u
Anonymous
January 24th, 2016 8:14pm
People don't hate you for no reason. Often people are jealous of you and actually want what you have. This often provokes them to say mean things or be spiteful.
Anonymous
December 19th, 2015 5:54pm
I have been in your shoes, I understand how bad it feels to be hated for no reason. The only reason would be the difference in each and everyone of us, but then you need to understand also, that you cannot please everyone. Therefore, just be yourself. :)
From personal experience, people usually act unkindly to others when it surrounds jealousy or envy. People show hatred to those they wish they could become. If a person is liked by many people, some will act as though they hate them because they wish they had that life. If a person is isolated and feels like everyone hates them due to acts such as bullying it's usually due to the fact that they are getting a reaction from you- don't rise to the bait and let them win.
I think the real question should be 'why do I care about those who don't know me and still judge me? why do I care if they don't mean much to me?' Because, after all, in this life you will be loved but you will be hated as well. Wanting to be loved by everyone is, in the long run, tiring and senseless.
Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.
A question here is what evidence do I have that people are actually hating me in the first place? Could it be that my subjective interpretation of a situation is faulty and that if one would ask the other person what he thought of me, one would get an answer that doesn't match with my negative belief?
And let's say that a person really hates me for no reason? Lets say that this is a fact! Could I still continue to live and be seemingly happy and prosperous in my life even though some people hate me for no reason, or do all people have to love men in order for me to be happy?
"What other people think of me is none of my business"
People hate me because they have too much time to see how awesome I am and I make them extremely jealous.
Hate is a very strong word. You can't really hate someone for no reason. I believe that people that say or act like they hate you is because they are jealous and there is something that they hate within themselves. So, just continue being yourself because everyone else is taken. The biggest revenge that you can get on a person who hates you is to love them.
People hate people out of jealously.
Love is to hate .
Hate is to love :)
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I ask this question all the time. Why do people hate me for no reason? But we can also ask ourselves why we randomly don't like someone else, without getting to know them. People just have their opinions, and for whatever reason they can assume something about someone that isn't true. The important thing to realize is that their approval isn't needed.
Because i'm earning more money and doing something constructive with my life AND my love life is great and my personality and looks.
Endless reasons why, but, its best not to put so much weight into what other people say or think of you because in the end what you think of you is the only thing that matters.
Anonymous
December 27th, 2015 7:21pm
Sometimes people can be hateful for no reason. Although it might not make sense, some people aren't as nice as the kinder people imagine them to be. Unfortunately, not everyone possesses a pure heart.
Some people may be jealous of you in various aspects. Your achievements, personality, skills, the attention you get…absolutely anything! They respond by being hateful. Unfortunately, it isn't easy to bring another person into a kinder world…you might hurt yourself in the process. Therefore letting it go and accepting that you can't please everyone will be a good choice.
Hate is a very strong term, and also a very overwhelming, strong emotion. Therefore it always needs a reason to trigger it. (I, for one, think that hate forms just like love: slowly rooting in someone's soul. Both feelings are hard to build up, but they last for a longer time, and they are constant, somewhat "burning" feelings. ) So it needs a reason - but the reason itself is not always in you. If this hate you feel comes from bulliing, the true reason are the bullies themselves. Some people just need to vent their feelings, their anxiety or low self-esteem through bulliing and spreading hate on others (I was a victim of such a situation back in high school for 3,5 years). It's a form of trolling, and these people should either be avoided or given assistance to overcome their own "demons". But if you constantly feel like being hated, but there is no outter trigger - meaning no buliing or bad acts towards you from others - then it might be a case of depression. Look inside you, and ask yourself some questions : what makes you think that people hate you? How would you describe this "hate" you feel from them? Are there specific situations where you feel like this? If you'd have to write a list of your attributes, would there be something on the list that you'd hate in someone else?
Discovering the answer to this specific - and very hard! - question is quite a trip. But the listeners on this site are here to aid you on this journey. You are not alone. And you are definently not hated. If you need help from someone who experienced hate from both sides - bulliing and self-loathing episodes - just message me. I'd gladly listen to your story.
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