why does the human brain support all this though at the end we do realize we were wrong...
2007-03-11 00:32:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I think they are afraid of the truth and the whole idea is to escape reality and make someone else's life miserable!
2007-03-11 00:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever heard the saying, "Misery loves company"? Well, when your life is not going right, it's easier to talk about others and get involved with the "negative" things that are going on with them. This somehow makes our problems seem smaller and less significant. It is also a way to distract us from dealing with our own issues. And in the saddest instances, feeding off of the misfortune of others actually makes us feel better. We get a sense of: "Well, at least I'm doing better than him/her". Unfortunate, but true. This is why people engage in back biting and gossip.
2007-03-11 08:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by JOURNEY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that when you gossip about someone or something because they dont have a good life in the present which is why they like gossiping.
2007-03-11 10:07:07 · answer #3 · answered by Karyn S. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of these people feel extremely insecure about themselves..so a way to cope and forget about there problems, even if its just for a minute, is to make other people feel worse...
By pointing out other peoples faults, making other people feel sad, embarrased, or wutever..they make themselves feel better..I dont like when people do this but its just a fact of life...
2007-03-11 12:11:08 · answer #4 · answered by vOxNi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe we do not know how to deal with our own lives. Maybe we feel more confident dealing with other's lives/business.
Maybe we are not aware of problems in our own lives--intentionally or unintentionally.
Maybe it an escape from our own problems--to deal with other's problems.
Who can say for sure. Different strokes for different folks.
Good luck
2007-03-11 09:09:12 · answer #5 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their own lives are so shallow, empty and miserable and they feel better about themselves when they are standing on someone else.
This quote is very true and comforting to me: Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. - quote from Eleanor Roosevelt.
2007-03-11 08:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by what's up? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easier to stick your nose into someone elses life and pass on rumors to hide things that are going on in your own.
2007-03-11 08:47:08 · answer #7 · answered by elimayme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a destructive personalities. Different people have different methods of enjoyment. Unfortunately some people don't question the welfare of others in their games.
2007-03-11 08:53:55 · answer #8 · answered by obscure 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because their lives are boring or they are insecure, they choose to gossip.
2007-03-11 08:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by hawkster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think maybe it fills a void that some are feeling....not knowingly though. most people do not even realize that they are doing something wrong. it is very sad, but its how it is.
2007-03-11 08:41:32 · answer #10 · answered by Angie B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋