Have you ever hated anyone?

Question

really think about the word "hate"
what is your reason for hating?
has your hatred faded, discipated or even turned to love?

Answer 1

Yes, I have committed that mistrake (mistake) when I was a young whipper snapper. Then I prayed every night, for just about forever, to no avail. I just prayed that I would stop hating that person (my boss).
Then I got the feeling that I was doing it all wrong. So, luckily, I realized that to remove my hate, I had to try and understand why he was such a "you know what". To my surprize, I realized he was simply dedicated to his job to the exlcusion of trying to be a nice person. Then when I realized why he acted that way, I was able to forgive him cause his motivation was not really that bad; bad but not that bad. (He never knew I had hated him, but I knew, and that was hurting me.)

I am sure that my case is rather insignificant compared to the hurt that other people have experienced. However, regardless of why we hate someone, it is ultimately harmful to ourselves; whether we are religious or not.

Thanks for that question.

Answer 2

Yes, I have and do hate certain people.

My reasons are rather personal and I am not going to post them on a public forum. But I will say it's justified hatred, there is just somethings that are not forgivable.

No, it hasn't faded and it will never turn [back] to love. In fact, it's a case if the opposite. *sings Hank Williams song " My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate)*

Answer 3

I have at different points in my life, but it is usually an intense reaction that dissipates with time and thought.

I hated my dad for a while. He did a lot of things in his day that were more than damaging to our family. Thankfully, he's grown up now.

I hated my dad's mistress (see above). I feel a lot of contempt toward her still, but it has been taken over by a sense of pity. She's a sad, pathetic woman who can't see beyond dollar signs and penises.

I hated my ex-boyfriend. I still have a lot of anger toward him. But I find that it consumes me, and I'm trying to find a way to let it go. It's been five years.

I hated my current boyfriend's friend for abandoning my boyfriend in his time of need. Nowhere near ready to forgive him for that.

And I've hated myself. See also my ex-boyfriend. I'm still not sure if it's him I hate or myself for becoming what I became.

But I can't say I hate anyone right now. I can easily say though that everyone I've ever hated has wounded me deeply.

Answer 4

Yes there are quite a few people I hate.

Various reasons.I hate 1 person for betraying me.Another for trying to poison my dogs.Another for indirectly causing the death of someone I loved etc.

My hatred of a person doesn't fade till I get payback on them.

I also hate groups-I hate religious extremists for being crazy and I hate Israel as I have Palestinian friends who's lives have been destroyed by that evil fake nation.

Answer 5

Well 10 years of therapy helped a lot. That is all I can say. Everyone hates their mother, right? And I have also hated bad female bosses. Maybe because of my rellationship with my mother. There have been people, mostly women, whom I have hated so much I wanted them dead or worse. But hate only destroys us, not them. It is bad for our physical and mental health.

Answer 6

No I don't hate but I have a long list of people that I don't want to deal with because they do bad things.
They include drug pushers, internet porn operators, child predators, people who say they are Christian and do not practice making everyone think that is what a Christians does or worse the people that try to force Christ's teachings on people, you can't force faith.

Answer 7

We all hated at one time, I did until I was able to release my resentment. I may not like a certain type of person, but I don't hate. I grew out of that, I may hate the way something is done.

Answer 8

I try not to, but I'm only human. God tells me to love my enemies. The first time I truly knew what it was like to hate was when a sick man kidnapped, raped and murdered my friends 7 year old daughter. Everything before that, I thought was hate was so much less.

Answer 9

hate is a very strong word
to look at it really look I can say I do not Hate anyone
as far as ever I would have to as no, come close to hating myself as a teen but that was a world ago

Answer 10

Too much for too long. You'll find this reflected in most of my answers. Frustration, depression, mistrust of others, low self-esteem, regrets from the past, and a lack of optimism for the future are the main reasons. I'm not quite ready for meds just yet and I'm certainly not going to turn to religion.