What drives you over the edge?

Beezer said:
People in drive-thru line-ups who order everything in the store and hold up the line forever. I mean, either walk inside to place your order or go to a bloody restaurant.

At the Gas Station when Lotto boy is ahead of you at the cash checking 40 of his tickets and buying 14 new scratch-and-win cards when I just wanna pay for my lousy 20 bucks worth of gas.
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Oh boy! I had forgotten about those scenarios. I blew my stack more than once (mentally) in connection with both those inconsiderations listed! There were also the old ladies (forgive me, I was younger then) who were at the speedy checkout, slowly putting down penny after penny from their purse in order to pay for their purchases while the line grew alarmingly behind them!
 

Irritating things.
People, in the checkout line at a grocery stores. The coupon lady with 384 expired coupons, The people, who pay by check from the Ugandan National Bank- "Manager to checkout, please." The LOLs (little old ladies), who pay with cash, but have 18 change purses for the change, which they never can find, The people, who have $176 in groceries, but have only $57. The people, who swear their can of kumquat juice is really $1,98 , not $1.99.
 

Blessed said:
I don't know why she would go silent, not a big deal, so he was a man, he was not happy, now he lives as a woman. Does not effect my wheaties, they are still the same. All these celebrities doing crazy stuff, does not have any direct change to my life. Be who you want, do what makes you happy, I do it everyday, it is so easy!! Why would she be upset, she should be laughing at the antics of our so called famous people. If she felt this way her whole life she should have dealt with it then. She is the only one who has suffered because she could not accept her truth.

I will say it breaks my heart that others are afraid to be who they are. Does not make a hill of beans, ****** preference, gender identity. The public is the one who makes a big deal out of it, these are just people who want to live their lives. They are not out to hurt anyone, be deviant, teach children bad things. That said, I do not know any trans people but I have had many gay and lesbian people in my life.

They are up there, included in my list of people I admire and respect. Smart, kind, hardworking people that are living a good life like all of us. Judgement is not for me, I have my own issues, I do not want others to judge me. There is no one walking the face of the earth that is perfect. If you think so, you are living in a dream world. Just be kind to others even if they are different, race, religion, education, wealth, age, ****** orientation, overweight, homes, cars. We are all doing the best we can in our own circumstances.
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I agree with all of this as long as long as we're talking about adults.
 
caroln said:
People who insist on explaining things to me like I'm stupid just because I'm older.
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Oh, and when someone says, in a discussion, "Do you know (fill in the blank)" and you say yes. Then they proceed to tell you (the thing) like you must be lying or ashamed to say that you're stupid.
 
Mr. Ed said:
Imagine an annoying family member or longterm guest who relentlessly pushes your button nonstop 24 hours a day? This person knows all of your weaknesses to use against you. He/she is a master of psychological destruction and all you think about are ways to rid yourself from them.

what is your boiling point and how tolerant are you under adverse conditions?
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Over the years I've come to understand that the people that behave this way likely feel insecure around you for some reason. By pushing your buttons they're attempting to make themselves feel better or less inferior. When I think of of that person in this way I get a good laugh out of the situation as I watch the person escalate with no response. They end up the one looking much like what they are attempting to characterize you as.
 
I was thinking and thinking and I can’t come up with anything really, but at times, some drivers will almost push my buttons, but I haven’t crossed the line yet where I have gone over the edge. I live in an upscale area near D.C., so we have a lot of limo drivers in big cars and these guys think they own the road and the rest of us need to keep out of their way.

A couple of the posts here reminded me of an anger management class I had to attend in the military and one of the Counselors spoke about situations we may have had with someone and years later, it is still bothering us. The program that day was called “Letting Go.” It was really about carrying a grudge for a long time. Why do we do that and how do we let go and move on? Interesting.
 
@Been There Talking about holding grudges. I am carrying one that is 75 years old!!! And could never get rid of it because it hurt my feelings so much at the time.

I was a student in a German Middle School and because my weakest subjects were the sciences, my teacher not only despised me for being "lazy and stupid" but spread the word among his colleagues until I was treated by every teacher as being stupid!

Come an English (my favourite subject) competition where we had to translate the front page of an English newspaper into German, I won first prize. A book about Paul Bunyan! The teacher, whom I had adored before this, looked at me:

"You don't deserve this, you must have cheated!" To this day I remind myself of George Costanza because I keep thinking (as recently as last week!!!) why didn't I ask him: "If I cheated, how come there wasn't a co-winner!" :(

I guess my teachers were right, I feel stupid for hanging on to an episode that should have been long forgotten!

Now I've overshared again!
 
People setting in a restaurant not looking or talking to each other. Sometimes whole families do this. They all are on their cell phones instead of talking to each other. I commonly see couples on dates for just friends, no matter they don't even know the other person is at the table.

I often wonder if they are texting each other....


The whole thing is sick as people are not developing relationships with phones, just posting babble to each other.
 
caroln said:
People who insist on explaining things to me like I'm stupid just because I'm older.
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People who treat me like I'm stupid just because I'm smarter. Srsly.

hearlady said:
Oh, and when someone says, in a discussion, "Do you know (fill in the blank)" and you say yes. Then they proceed to tell you (the thing) like you must be lying or ashamed to say that you're stupid.
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Yup. I had a boyfriend who'd ask me what a word meant. I'd tell him. Then he'd hand me the dictionary and say, "Look it up."
 
A driver ahead of me tranced out and texting in the left-turn lane. They don’t see the light change. Not hesitation, I call it text-i-tation.
 
Mr. Ed said:
Imagine an annoying family member or longterm guest who relentlessly pushes your button nonstop 24 hours a day? This person knows all of your weaknesses to use against you. He/she is a master of psychological destruction and all you think about are ways to rid yourself from them.

what is your boiling point and how tolerant are you under adverse conditions?
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Here's where BOUNDARIES come into play. If someone is horrible to you and doesn't add anything good to your mental health it seems wise to protect yourself as best you can. If you are able to spend less time around them, it seems like the healthy thing to do.
 
The "War Room" mentality so popular nowadays, and the paranoid behavior that goes along with it. Grow up already. Life is not a video game. Tearing up the world because you're p****d off is not making anything better.
 
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