Is there a word for 'nobody likes me' syndrome?
Is there a word to describe nobody likes me feeling?
What would be appropriate in the following cases?
I am suffering from ______.
Or
I feel ______.
If you are experiencing this feeling, you may feel like an outcast. Definition:
A person who has been rejected by society or a social group.
Example:
No longer could gays and lesbians be treated by society and by the law as outcasts, a marginal and disposable fringe.
The word can also function as an adjective. Example:
The smaller child was made to feel outcast.
Synonyms:
pariah, persona non grata, reject, outsider, leper, black sheep, red-headed stepchild
If you are experiencing this feeling, you may have low self-esteem. Definition:
Confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect.
Example:
We provide assertiveness training for those with low self-esteem.
(Oxford Dictionaries Online: outcast, self-esteem)
If I'm feeling mopey, I'll mutter under my breath "guess I'll go eat worms", referring to the popular kids song "Nobody Likes Me (Guess I'll Go Eat Worms)"
Mopey might be a good word too. oxforddictionaries.com:
Be dejected and apathetic
Eyeore from Winnie the Poo is described in Wikipedia as suffering from Anhedonia, which is essentially the opposite of hedonism.
I am suffering from paranoia. I feel paranoid.
Definition at Cambridge.org
paranoid: feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you.
But when on the subject, consider ...
"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you."-Joseph Heller in Catch-22