
You might start feeling as though everyone is laughing at you or condemning you and this can lead to you feeling paranoid or suffer symptoms of anxiety and depression. This can sometimes be very damaging to the mental health of the victim. What if it Starts Becoming Malicious?Although most gossip and rumours are pretty harmless, even if they can be a bit hurtful, sometimes they can start to get out of control and, before long, you can feel quite victimised, especially if the person spreading the rumours have been able to coerce other neighbours to ‘jump on board’. The rumour ‘spreader’ is more likely to start to feel that they're the one that other neighbours are starting to pity. Laugh things off if another neighbour approaches you with some gossip, and the likelihood is that they will lose interest, too. Much of the time, the person(s) who is spreading rumours are hoping that they can provoke you into some kind of retaliatory action so the more you can ignore them the better. Wherever possible, you should try to keep a cool head and let it rise above you.

Try To Rise Above ItFirstly, although nobody enjoys being gossiped about, it’s important to realise that most gossip and any rumours that are spread about you will probably be pretty harmless.

Often, it comes about as a result of the person who is spreading the rumours about you being very insecure, and may even be jealous or envious of you for whatever reason. Unfortunately, we live in a world where gossip and rumour-mongering is prevalent throughout the whole of society.
