Bad vibes

[kellinator]

I wonder what it is about us that makes us have instant, visceral reactions to people we don't know.

(Context: A law alum just came in looking for my boss and complaining about a fine. Something about her put me off immediately. It was probably the bitching about the fine, but I digress.)

Sometimes back when I was working at Crystal Blue I'd be waiting on someone and I'd just get really creeped out and uncomfortable. Of course, this being Crystal Blue, I could just mutter something about bad energy and one of my co-workers would rescue me.

But what is it that sometimes gives us an instant bad reaction to a person we know not at all? Is it just giving in to our base prejudices, like mine against whiny lawyers? Or are we maybe, just maybe, picking up on something? What's the saying? Ah, here it is:

"Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level." ~Joyce Brothers

Ah Google, how I heart thee.

Comments

[lula-fortune.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I believe that's the case. Call it Aura or Energy, or what-you-want, some people give off a crapload of negativity and it's eady to pick up on and get all ooged out over it.

I usually just say I'm getting a bad vibe off that one... and try to stay away. :)

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty sensitive to other people's energy, but I also have a B.A. in Psychology and experience working in the mental health field, so some of that may also be due to picking up tiny behavioral cues. I do feel I was fairly "energy-sensitive" before all that, too, though.