Some people have habits of backbiting and they can’t live without doing that. You may know such people or have experienced it. Such people are everywhere around the world and they love talking bad about someone behind their backs, it’s their everyday entertainment. Such people make up their own stories about someone and enjoy backbiting. But why do they do it?
Below are some reasons that may or may not be true but this is what I have experienced:
Jealousy – Some people do backbite because they are jealous of you. They can’t digest your progress or the success you have achieved. They may have problem with the privilege you have they don’t but they want to gain access to this by putting you down. It mostly happens in corporate where everyone is working hard to grow but some people take another route to grow.
Social status – Some people want to position themselves as superior to others. They can’t digest others’ praise and try to show how better they are as compared to others. It mostly happens in a society where some people keep bragging about themselves, their families, and kids and try to show their superiority.
Prove – Some people backbite because they want to prove they are right. If there is an argument or fight, they will try to show they are right while the other party is wrong. You may have experienced this too in your society or your friends & colleagues telling you.
Fun – Some people just do it for fun as they are free and they don’t have any topic to discuss. They pick someone, talk for hours about them and that’s it. It might sound funny but I have experienced this many times, and that’s only for fun.
