2007-10-05 09:22:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
If you mean they are always acting "hurt", getting angry etc. they have unresolved issues and are projecting them on you and your words. This is called transferral.
If you mean they turn everything back to be about them, no matter what it is, it's basic selfcentredness (aka egotism or narcissism.) There are people who take a snowfall as a personal insult, as if God were out to ruin their day.
2007-10-05 09:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My theory is (and keep in mind that I'm not really a psychologist or anything) that people who tend to take things more personally than the speaker intended are fairly self absorbed.. A sort of vanity you might say, which is not to say that their self-esteem is low or high to any extreme degree. Especially when something is heard out of context, it's easy for some people to imagine that they are the ones being spoken of, even if what's said is not true of the person who it taking it personally.
2007-10-05 09:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people, especially teenagers, feel that the majority of the world judges them at every second for everything they do. Those that seem to take everything personally may have a good reason to. Perhaps they did not learn that negative comments flow like water, and positive ones happen as often as Haley's comet passing the planet. Or, maybe, they did. In their mind, they have learned that the majority of what they hear is negative in regards to people's judgment of them. Are you more likely to hear, "That person is really quite amazing, I'm glad to know him," or, "He thinks he's better than us, doesn't he, Mr. My Feces Doesn't Stink!" Well, maybe neither, but I think my point is apparent.
So, when said person hears a negative statement about someone, they usually make two dangerous assumptions:
1) It MUST be about them.
2) The person saying it means it, likely because they can't recall the person saying anything nice about them recently (or ever).
Which brings us to the last point: It has been said that it takes 10 positive statements to make up for the emotional impact of one negative. Which leads me to ask, in a world of negativity, do we ever get back to feeling good?
2007-10-05 09:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a clue but a friend of mine seems to become offended if an open comment or remark is made about a place a person or a thing he really makes me mad too because i could be talking or saying some thing non-offensive and he says i ruined his day
2007-10-05 09:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're sensitive and insecure. It happens! No one wishes to be thought negatively of. So naturally you'll have people who worry about whether or not that they are. It's best to be kind all around anyway, just as a rule of thumb. But moreover, It's best to be especially conscious of the things you do and say around someone who isn't as comfortable in their environment as you may wish them to be.
2007-10-05 09:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by Answerer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some people have really low self esteem so they take everything literally. Don't be too hard on them - just try to be more sensitive.
2007-10-05 09:33:55 · answer #6 · answered by chase5764 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Behave and express yourself in the way you feel is best. That way you don't take on other people's baggage. Let their reactions be their own. In other words, you shouldn't take it personally either.
2007-10-05 09:51:04 · answer #7 · answered by meitay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are irrationally sensitive and looking for problems.
2007-10-05 09:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be if you tell the truth it is offenive to some peopleandc they will evenually unerstand.but if you dribble crap then thats gonna upset some one isnt it
2007-10-05 10:52:43 · answer #9 · answered by mamajimmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you're offending
2007-10-05 09:28:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋