Are we 'vulnerable'?

[reality2k4]

I guess I feel vulnerable in society, I do not know what people are really feeling towards me, and find they quite often say things behind my back.

The really hurting thing is when people actually say things about me to other people, even though they know that I am in their space.

They can even gang up on me, just like the school bullies did.

In the office I worked in, it was hard to know certain people, like they just moan all day about freakin nothing, I felt like screaming out, did they know what a good moan is!

Dont get me wrong, other people got bullied by these few jerks, and I ended up picking up the pieces of the mindless idiots.

I hate people who want to control others and say things about them, often in front of them as though they were some pet.

It reminds me of abusive behaviour.

I think that I regard myself as a vulnerable member of society for a number of reasons.

I do not react the same in a position of danger.

I can misjudge traffic.

I cannot always judge a persons feelings towards me. (Good or bad) ie, if a girl fancies me, I am the last to know, and maybe because I got ditched too many times, dunno.

I can dissociate where the world seems unreal for any length of time, and it can be triggered anywhere, but mainly in crowded places.

I can vent real anger if anyone tries to abuse my good nature, and they do, but only once.
I vent anger at anyone who is abusive to others, especially children and women.

I could cite so many examples if I really thought on the subject, so give me your examples of how you feel vulnerable.

People who know me, know that I would never hurt anyone in the world, but sadly they take advantage of my good nature, and see the man protecting the inner child, and he protects his vulnerability.

I just want to live in a peaceful world with nice people, who want society to be like it should be, not how it is today, where it is safe to be out, and not be how it is today.

I flashed back to a time in my life when things were different and I knew where I was going, and how people were, but it seems so hard now.

What are your views,

Do you regard yourself as vulnerable?
If so, society has a legal obligation to help.

ste

 

[andrew51]

I don't regard myself as vulnerable anymore, but I remember feeling that way when I was in highschool particularly. Peace, Andrew

 

[RICK57]

Ste - I think the problem now is that too many people watch soap operas on television and believe that is how we should all behave in reality. *Not to mention 'reality' television.

When we were kids, we were brought up to respect anyone that did not harm you (classic comment considering why we are all here).

My parents may have had opinions, but they never ever acted as bigots when we were around (although my Dad didn't like the idea of mixed marriages...something I used to wind him up about when I was a drunken teenager).

It didn't matter what religion, colour, race someone was - my parents always treated them with respect (the only black person in my town at the time was one of my best friends & the population was around 14,000).

In later years (after my died died), there was a gay male couple that lived across the street from us & my Mother used to invite them in for coffee - they were very camp, but it didn't matter.

It used to make me laugh, because everyone would hang their washing out in the back street, & they used to comment on how they couldn't wear the same type of boxer shorts as I did because they were too old. I was actually about 5 years older than them!

I think that comfort zones very much depend upon the people that are around you at any given time. I detest bigots and extremists, but I hear bigotted comments every day of my life - I usually cast a wish that the children of these bigots will either grow up to be what they do not like, or that they will enter into relationships that they do not approve of...maybe then they will be educated out of their 'ignorance'.

Decent people should be respected whatever walk of life they come from!

Best wishes ...Rik