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Dealing with Intrusive people

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felice Thu 10-Oct-19 14:48:27

I get this all the time at Church, I have had a lot of health problems over the last 13 years, a lot of wonderful support too.
Unfortunately some people seem to need all the info going back years. Some are also very personal in their questions. One very respectable lady once asked me if my Arthritis affected my sex life,,,, in umms and you knows if you know what I mean.
I told her yes,,,,, as my 'significant other' was away and I was not getting any.
She was horrified.
Just 3 weeks ago a nosey c** shouted down the Church at me asking about my health.
DGs was with me and got a bit upset, sorry this has turned into a rant but it drives me crazy.

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Jane10 Thu 10-Oct-19 14:38:16

Maybe they're just being friendly and concerned for you? If they knew you were unwell or having to miss your usual activities it's not unreasonable to ask how you are. I'm sure you can find a nice way to say that you are just not out and about right now.

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Judy54 Thu 10-Oct-19 14:25:58

I have recently been diagnosed with a health problem which means I cannot get to my usual groups and leisure activities. Whilst I am happy to discuss my condition with family and close friends, I would rather not talk about it to people I don't know so well. The problem is that they feel they have a right to know and are in my opinion being intrusive and asking extremely personal questions which I would rather not answer. Any ideas how to deal with this in a polite way.

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