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[-Shannon-]

 Some people do but it could depend on so many reasons...including some I'm sure I or you have even thought of.

[beachlover]

 yes, some people are just nasty, and like to hurt other people's feelings; its because they have problems with being  insecure themselves (my co-worker is like that, I had to take up the old addage 'keep your friends close, your enemies closer)

[corriekate]

 Definately and I am reminded of it daily when I get the High School Drama Update from my DD. She asked me when does it stop? unfortuntely it never does seem to which is why I stress to her you surround yourself with the type of people you strive to be like, not the type of people who drag you down.

That is some good advice!!! 

[dianagirly]

 Yes! There is a kind of power they feel they have earned over you by forcing you to feel a certain way. That is why the best thing to TRY to do is to remember that YOU only have to feel how YOU want to feel ( much harder to do than say! ).

[anazelia]

 Unfortunately, I do think people get please from hurting others. 

[ArmyWife95]

 I do believe that some people are mean and hurtful for revenge or even just being evil.

[RaeMaeLou]

 Sadly, I think there are people that do.  Perhaps it makes them feel better about themselves to hurt others.

[Queen Mum]

 Unfortunately, there are people who do this to make themselves feel better.

I know it doesn't really help you to know that the people who do that sort of thing are very insecure about themselves - so they do it to make themselves feel better.

[discomposed]

Of course! Some people get extreme pleasure out of it. Some do it because of their own insecurities (eg. bullies are often the victims of bullying themselves), some do it to get attention that they'd otherwise not get (negative attention is better than no attention at all), and others do it because of mental illness (the ones you really have to feel for, because some aren't even aware of how they're affecting those they hurt). The key to moving above and beyond it is to remember that the person attempting to hurt you must have a pretty sucky life to be intentionally hurting you, and if the problem is bad enough, removing the negative person from your life so they can no longer cause harm may be required.

However, at the same time we ALL get some pleasure out of another's pain at times. Really, only a very small percentage of society could say that they haven't called someone a name, spread gossip, given someone the silent treatment, intentionally removed all the toilet paper from the bathroom. When we feel we've been hurt somehow, we often rebound by harming the other person in whatever little way we can, and that rebound first gives us a high, a feeling that we've gotten back at them and all is right in the world again... then feel bad about it later on when that negative treatment comes back to bite us in the butt. We all do it, especially as youth! It's normal within limits, or at least that's what I think.

[1luckymama]

 Yes, I think they do, it makes them feel better about themselves, pretty sad if you ask me. Especially wowen, we should try to lift people up, instead of tearing them down.

[scrapgram]

 
Yes I agree with everyone here.  But also maybe if we started at home, showing our children to be kind especially to animals then I think they would carry that on.  I know a lady down the street that is so horribly mean to her children, she calls them names and screams all the time.  Those kids I have seen at school doing the same thing.  On the other hand I have seen kids who are so sweet and caring.  So the golden rule should always be "treat others and you would like them to treat you"  I always tell my grandbabies to try and see the good in everyone, to see the Lord in everyone!