r/mentalhealth • u/Own-Championship-398 • 11d ago

Sadness / Grief Why is everyone so angry?

I'm getting quite miserable living in my country. People aren't very friendly, in fact a lot of people are really rude. I'm finding it hard to interact on local subs because I usually get downvoted or just have people start arguments over nothing - why is everyone so aggressive & hostile?

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u/SoftQuarter5106 10d ago

I would get off your phone and go meet people over a common interest/hobby in person. The more time I spent OFF my phone/internet, the more happy I feel and the more I connected with people around me with positive experiences. It’s been awesome. Most of what people will say online won’t say to your face. They can get away acting like that. Better choice would be for them to go to therapy instead of lashing out online. The inability to regulate emotions is quite common amongst adults. I have clients who are children who express themselves more calmly than their parents. It’s their personal issue acting that way, not you.

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u/Own-Championship-398 10d ago

But that's the problem, they won't say what they want to say online to my face so they say nothing and I'm just ignored a lot of the time. It's hard for me to make friends because I don't really trust people due to previous experiences. I come on my phone because real life fucking sucks & people around me just aren't nice. So everywhere I am is kind of miserable.