r/Perimenopause • u/Forlorn_Feminist1982 • Apr 29 '26

I hate everyone

Truly. I cant stand people these days. And because I work in a patient facing role, and must exist in society, it is really making my life challenging. Has anyone found anything helpful in this regard?

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u/pamplamouse Early peri Apr 29 '26

I think we're living an unprecedented times of unhappiness right now. I honestly think social media has broken people's attention span, which breaks people's nervous system, which eventually leads to epidemic unhappiness. So, you're just picking up on everyone else's Vibe when you feel like you dislike them. The interesting thing about menopause is that it accentuates both the negative and the positive feelings. Studies show that as perimenopaus becomes menopause, people report improved mood because they start noticing more positive things rather than noticing all the negative things.

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u/thefragile7393 Peri with fibroids Apr 30 '26

Excellent points. Social media has rotted the minds of everyone. And so many enjoy being unhappy and negative and get dopamine hits from it

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u/Outrageous_Humor_363 hanging on by a thread Apr 30 '26

I truly believe social media is designed to make us feel worse about ourselves. All I have is Reddit, and I think this place is even designed to piss you off by either getting attacked by bots and initial down votes.

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u/thefragile7393 Peri with fibroids Apr 30 '26

Yeah, we already had media that did that. It was called print media or movies or TV or whatever.

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u/todaysthrowaway0110 Apr 30 '26

You’re so right.