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Position:Home>Philosophy> Do you believe that negativity, attracts negativity?Question: Do you believe that negativity, attracts negativity!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Yes it does, as the two feed off of each other!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes in two ways: negative people and ideas can attract other negative people and ideas, and its possible to get onto a downward spiral of one's own negativity!. In the first case, its good to be a 'naysayer' sometimes otherwise we would all be in a 'happy stupor' where we'd fail to hold those in power to account!. But its too easy to slide from balanced criticism to a mindless, self indulgent, whinging 'blame the government (or some other fall guy) for everything' without having any positive alternatives!. At the personal level there are just days when what Churchill called 'the black dog' settles in and negativity layers onto negativity in shovelfuls!.!. That's when, with luck, the law of 'the attraction of opposites' will happen in someway or another!. Even the sun coming out can help!. The worst cases of depression must be those in the long nights of Norway and FinlandWww@QuestionHome@Com Yes and no!. In some cases negative people will attract other negative people who also do not have the ability to tolerate anyone else's negativity but their own!. So the intolerant one will seek to squelch the negativity of the other one!. Sometimes the negativity from people seems to be something they are doing simply because they cannot get attention any other way, and they seem to settle for any negative attention they get for their negative actions!. Some of the other responders here seem to think that the negativity will attract positivity!. I used to try to help chronically negative people get turned around and going in a direction which they could enjoy, but after coming across so many of these negative types who try to become parasites once they think they have found a "sucker" who will tend to their desires and needs (in other words, someone who cares), I finally decided to pass them by instead of allowing them to cause a sense of hopeless futility with wasted time and effort on my part!. We cannot change the underlying dharma (innate spiritual character traits) of others!. I do know that there are good souls who sometimes go through hard times which temporarily gives them an unpleasant disposition, but usually you can distinguish those types from those who just seem to be born rotten and will always be con artists, cheaters, etc!. or just generally be unpleasant to be around because of chronic whining, etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com No!. I used to, but now I just think some people are lucky and some are not!. Example: Paris Hilton George Bush Osama Bin Laden All of these people enjoy the fruits of their negativity (whether its being horrible superficial and self absorbed; putting their people in dangers for no reason; or killing without punishment!.!.!.!. They have to be swimming in negativity because I am sure alot of people have even gone as far as to wish them dead!.!.!. and they still seem to thrive, with no payback or end in sight!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Not necessarily!. Negative personalities and attitudes can attract the attention of compassionate souls, or garner positive attention, etc!. The question is a bit vague, and to a certain extent I'd say that 'evil' tends to perpetuate itself, but there are always exceptions to rules, except those without exceptions!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Everyone knows that opposites attract!. This reminds me of the time that I gave a blood donation!. I asked the beautiful nurse if she would like to go on a date!. She looked at my chart and said, "Sorry, but you're not my type!. I'm positive!."Www@QuestionHome@Com yes, say someone says smething you don't like well most of the time you will get mad and say something the other person don't like!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Absolutely and positivity attracts positivity!.Www@QuestionHome@Com yes!. we are all like energy fields, radiating energy al the time, and when we radiate negative energy and a negative thought or event happens close to us, we suck it in!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I think that most of the time it attracts positivity,the question is:Wich one will win the other over!?Www@QuestionHome@Com It also stagnates and corrupts everything around it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Most of the time, yes!. If I try to turn to someone for emotional support from being mistreated, that person ruins my day even worse!.Www@QuestionHome@Com not necessarily, you should rephrase this is "negativity gets what it wants"Www@QuestionHome@Com Your present emotions is a feedback of what you project in the futurWww@QuestionHome@Com no, not in the way as people simplify the law of Attracttion!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com misery loves companyWww@QuestionHome@Com opposites attractWww@QuestionHome@Com Get a couple of magnets and try>Www@QuestionHome@Com I do!Www@QuestionHome@Com No but it can spread!Www@QuestionHome@Com I believe it happen!.!.!. but not for me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com yes u should read 'the secret' although it is all common sense, its quite wiseWww@QuestionHome@Com |