Ever been pissed off irrationally at someone?

[Koko56]

There is a guy who is a bit of an attention whore, spoilt and very whiny. Nobody in the class really liked him - in fact one person who sat next to him said ~"I wanna stab him in the eye with this pen" whilst making a stabbing motion.

The reason he got under my skin is because I let him get away with little, snide comments over the duration of the course - that's okay alone, but he also has an unwarranted sense of self-importance. I let him "win" when I damn right could have put him into his place - but I did not for whatever reason. This has been burning away at me for a while now - the course has finished about 3 months ago, yet I still get annoyed thinking about some of the stuff.

I think I've figured out why he said the things he did and acted the way he did as well as why I'm still annoyed by it. However as you might have figured out, I'm still bothered by what happened - irrationally and I fully realise this, yet can not get rid of it.

Any of you had similar things/got advice?

 

[TOTL_UNIALAYSHUN]

My only advice to you is to just forget about him. There are a lot of people in this world who think they know everything, or think higher of themselves than anyone else, etc. In most cases it's better off letting them do whatever. Once they reach the breaking point, or someone very close to them in their life sets them straight, they won't change.

 

[Koko56]

Yeah, pretty much.

Though what do you mean by the last sentence? They won't change back after being set straight, or they won't change from their old ways?

 

[Estocavio]

Yeah, pretty much.

Though what do you mean by the last sentence? They won't change back after being set straight, or they won't change from their old ways?

Chauvinists will consider themselves to be correct no matter what you say to them. I have yet to see an exception to this. See, if you 'put him in his place', itd just make him think you were some kind of inferior species, more so than he probably already did.

Thats the trouble with them. Any retaliation is a double edged sword, and the winning move is not to play.

 

[Vault101]

I've gotten pissed off with people for silly things even though I should know better

"oh they're only doing the hobbit movie in two parts to make more money"-really? how about Trying to do the text some justice?

"eeehhh Summer heights high and we can be heros isnt that funny"-yeah coming from somone who likes how I met your mother

"you know..that disney movie toy story" -PIXAR! ITS PIXAR YOU RETARD!!!!!!

"OMG!!!! the notebook is like the saddest movie ever!!!"-say that one more time I'll make you understand REAL sadness

"what? you like cartoons?" They are not cartoons dumbass, cartoons are what you used to watch on a saturday morning, thease are ANIMATED MOVIES and probably better then the crap you like anyway

sorry for the rant but I have to vent now and again

 

[tharglet]

My advice is to try and not obsess over him. It can be hard to get people out of your mind, but with time and other subjects that'll become more interesting, it'll go.

I've been kinda irrationally annoyed at times - not got any specific examples right now, but I remember thoughts of me being annoyed, then looking back and thinking "... meh, that was so petty".

 

[sageoftruth]

I had a similar case in college. My roommate was a very nice guy. However, he had much in common with how I used to be a year or two ago (from then). Being constantly reminded of how I used to be was jarring and I found myself sitting in a corner going, "Don't do this! He has a family! He's a nice guy! You've got to let him live."
I knew my reasons for despising him were not his fault, but logic wasn't able to stave off the emotional sting of constantly being confronted by my past. Honestly, I just isolated myself. I slept in the dorm basement and spent as little time as possible in my dorm room.

 

[smithy_2045]

I have an irrational hatred for Sebastian Vettel.

 

[DELTA x WOLF]

I haven't gotten mad at anyone since I was 12 and was living with my dad. Weird.

 

[Something Amyss]

I get pissed off irrationally a lot. And the worst part is, I understand it's irrational but I can't let go.

 

[Koko56]

Thanks for the replies people, good to read about other people's stuff.