[Mountaindewed]

I'm not trying to be conceited I'm just good at observing. I also can not think of any other reason why they would act like this.

I'm in my early 20s I developed mental illness when I was 12. I got them under control by the time I was 18. I am on the spectrum (high functioning) and I have PMDD, SAD and general and social anxiety disorders. I deal with my anxiety by putting in long hours at my job. I am happy have great family support and have good self esteem. I am also losing weight. I know this girl and this guy who are in my support group and they act like really weird around me. The girl doesn't talk to me but will often glare at me and she just makes me really uncomfortable. She is more then 10 years or so older then me. She talks about how she wants a job and good family support and a puppy and a cat, all things I have. I don't brag about anything and I'm considerate of other people but when people comment in front of her about how good I look or how smart I am or how great I am at my job it makes me really uncomfortable because she just stares into space and I can tell she doesn't like me. She just makes me nervous. I don't think she will do anything but my anxiety gets bad when I'm around her.

The guy is different. I'm not trying to be rude but he is a big person. He is at least 6 feet and weighs at least 300 pounds. I know he desperately wants to get into shape but just doesn't have the mindset or whatever. He always glares at me and gets really quiet when people compliment me. I stopped trying to talk to him a long time ago because he would just get angry at me when I would talk to him. I had a dream where he hurt me.

How do I deal with these people? I have not done anything to them and I've barely even interacted with them. Maybe I'm delusional or conceited but I don't know why else they would act like that except if they were jealous Of me. I don't fish for compliments I actually really despise them. I try to think of how other people feel and when people (usually conselours) compliment me they do it loudly and in front of the group. I have bad anxiety and I am the complete opposite of an attention seeker. I'm just worried that something bad might happen. I know at least one of them has pretty severe anger. I've had many people take there anger out on me in my life. It's just annoying when people are happy and other people have to bring them down just because you have what they don't. I'm sorry if I'm being conceited it is not my intent. I just worry a lot.

[TishaBuv]

You could act humble when getting compliments by saying something like, "thank you but it's embarrassing to be singled out. All of us here are working hard on ourselves."

I learned a long time ago that sometimes it's just a personality clash. Have you never met anyone and simply didn't care for them? It's probably like that...

As long as you aren't trodding on and over people, consider it their problem.