Do others affect your mood?

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Do others affect your mood?
Topic Started: Mar 5 2016, 09:22 AM (256 Views)
Deleted User	Mar 5 2016, 09:22 AM Post #1
Deleted User	Did you ever find that someone who succeeded in dragging you down, went on their merry way and shortly engaged in laughter, while your day suddenly has a gray cloud overhead? I guess some people who are more sensitive, empathetic or sympathetic to others may be more affected by this, as opposed to the folks who ignore others and couldn't care less about what they were griping about. Do you let those around you affect your mood? Whether it's a spouse/partner, co-worker, neighbor or friend, are you affected by toxic personalities, or people who may be considered as emotional vampires sucking all good feelings from you and draining you of your positive attitude and mood.
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swing	Mar 5 2016, 09:56 AM Post #2
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	Do you let those around you affect your mood? Whether it's a spouse/partner, co-worker, neighbor or friend, are you affected by toxic personalities, or people who may be considered as emotional vampires sucking all good feelings from you and draining you of your positive attitude and mood. Oh Yes!



Deleted User	Mar 5 2016, 10:29 AM Post #3
Deleted User	Your daughter Swing? laugh123 When my children come around, I am nervous. They talk too fast, move too fast, don't take their coat off, leave stuff around where it doesn't belong, raid my fridge, you name it, they do it, laugh123
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imjene	Mar 5 2016, 12:03 PM Post #4
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	Unfortunately, I am often a mood receiver rather than a mood giver.



angora	Mar 5 2016, 01:00 PM Post #5
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	I do my best to lift mood for those I love. If I seem to lighten their load a little it lifts me up. I deal with my own moods alone in the night ... with my cats or curled around my sleeping husband.



haili	Mar 6 2016, 12:44 AM Post #6
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	I have a friend who is a complainer. She has a lot of health and family problems so I try to set a time limit for complaints eg. 10 minute limit for health complaints. I thought she'd be angry but she just laughed so maybe that's the answer. She has also said to me "let's not talk politics" because she doesn't want to hear anything against the Conservatives, and that's OK too since we've been friends for decades and neither one of us is about to change.



Trotsky	Mar 6 2016, 02:01 AM Post #7
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I am generally a mood lifter but I am also an empath and I can feel the emotions of others, often to my detriment. People behaving crazily get me down.



Deleted User	Mar 6 2016, 03:43 AM Post #8
Deleted User	Trotsky Mar 6 2016, 02:01 AM I am generally a mood lifter but I am also an empath and I can feel the emotions of others, often to my detriment. People behaving crazily get me down. You are a mood lifter for me Trotsky. You never judge me or ignore me. Thank you for being who you are! SPECIAL ! wub
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Olive Oil	Mar 6 2016, 06:31 AM Post #9
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	I very much pick up on the moods of those around me. If I go to a show or movie with someone who is not enjoying themselves, I feel it . A happy crowd can send my spirits soaring. I love my daughter but she can really choke the joy out of things. People and places always fail to measure up. Christmas and birthdays are especially stressful. She thrives on drama.



blizzard	Mar 6 2016, 06:55 AM Post #10
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,152 Group: Member Member #1,012 Joined: July 8, 2013	OO, that sounds like my youngest daughter! I will have to remember it, perhaps feeding her a little dram each day will keep her melodrama more manageable for me. I do not mind helping with real problems, it is the ones she thinks are worthy of being in crisis mode that wear me down. The last five years have provided me many opportunities to discover how to deal with stressful situations around me without causing me stress. Something I was always pretty good at until I would explode. These days I just walk away, no explosion.



swing	Mar 6 2016, 12:54 PM Post #11
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	Your daughter Swing? laugh123 Sometimes, but I don't live with her!



goldengal	Mar 6 2016, 11:48 PM Post #12
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	What affects my mood is when people pretend to be someone they are not. Take care, Pat



Darcie	Mar 7 2016, 02:06 AM Post #13
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	My mood is affected when people are ill or hurt. The angry drama queens sort of make me want to grin, when there is nothing serious or when it is a put on. It is a control action to get a rise out of people. Very immature IMHO. I have run into a few men also. I do try to remove myself from this type of action. When people are hurt or hungry or in need I want to fix things and get so sad when I can't do anything. The acceptance process is difficult for me.



Deleted User	Mar 7 2016, 05:51 AM Post #14
Deleted User	imjene Mar 5 2016, 12:03 PM Unfortunately, I am often a mood receiver rather than a mood giver. There are a few on WWS who are mood givers. They are trying to give me one laugh123 They are called cyber bullies. laugh123
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margrace	Mar 7 2016, 05:58 AM Post #15
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	I work twice every month doing the booking at the local foot clinic. I enjoy it very much but there sure is a cross section of people. Some you welcome but others can be upsetting. Average amount of people coming in is about 20. Some bring their spouse or friends as well. It takes me a couple of day to get over it, but I am not giving it up because there are some interesting people there.



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