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You may unknowingly view this as a reason to be anxious because you don’t think anyone should ever do this to others. You may think this way for a variety of reasons. For example, you may think it’s a human decency thing to acknowledge everyone, and if this doesn’t happen, it means we don’t view the other person(s) as equal human beings.
This may or may not be true depending on the situation, but overcoming this trigger will require you to stop viewing being ignored in any capacity as a reason to be anxious. Some people ignore us because they don’t think favorably of us or think we’re worth the time or effort, etc. Not only can we internally disagree with that they think because they are humans just like us but we can also decide not to view the fact they ignore us or others as often unknown reasons to be anxious.
Other people may ignore us or others because they don’t have the social abilities, time, energy, etc, to engage with everyone nearby.
Ignoring others may be called for at times
There may be times when ignoring others is in your best interest. For example, if someone is trying to bother you or others in an obvious or non-obvious manner, it may be in your best interest to ignore that person.
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