What do you do if someone invades your personal space? Gets too close

First of all, go with your gut instinct. If you feel like someone is too close to you, they are. Don't think that something is wrong with you. It is them. If you are standing, slowly and deliberately move one step away, while continuing to smile and talk. That way the person knows what you are doing, and you don't have to say anything. If you are sitting, pick up your chair slightly and move it over, slightly away from the person. You don't want it to be so obvious that you are trying to get away from him/her, but just enough so that the person knows, and it won't happen again.

[HDVita]

If you say nothing, they won't stop.

[EvlutinGamingHD]

1. Personal space
2. Personal space
3. Stay out of my personal space
4. Keep away from my personal space
5. Get out of that personal space
6. Stay away from my personal space
7. Keep away from that personal space
8. Personal space
9. Personal space

[empathjims]

I think it's an energy thing...they crowd people to steal energy from the aura field of empaths and lightworkers

[ArizonaRed]

This doesn't work. You can really tell that they enjoy the fact that it's annoying you by actually following you around. Happens all the time at goodwill and other shops. They just don't seem to care like invading your space is going to somehow make you more receptive.

[scottvska]

I disagree with your advice. Stepping away from the person is passive. Tell them in a stern voice, "excuse me, do you have to stand that close to me?" or "excuse me, do you mind?"

[gill]

No. That's only the last step. I'm not sending the message that I give up on my personal space. If you move away, you give up on that space you previously have before it was invaded. You have to learn how to stand your ground, stand your space, even non-verbally.

[soniczforever]

I live in an institution and they check on me every hour it makes me even more unhappy. I have incurable ocd but making my quality of life awful doesn't fix anything.

[paulying]

One of my ex-bosses was invading my personal space and my co-worker's personal space and she was also invading our family's personal space and personal family business. Me and my co-worker told our ex-boss who doesn't work at our workplace anymore that our family was none of her business and me didn't concern her at all. She got really pissed at me and my friend for telling her that she should mind her own business. Well, she doesn't work with us anymore and that's all that matters.

[serenitydimitroth]

I work in a hospital plaza stocking the cafe. I can't stand when people invade my bubble and they don't even say excuse me. They just reach and lean in to exactly what I'm stocking. I constantly have people in my bubble and it feels violating. In a hospital setting you're expected to be happy go lucky all the time, but I feel like telling them off 😭🤣😤

[plateshutoverlock]

People need to keep their bodies out of places where they don't beling.

[kamilah]

My initial reaction is to get hostile. But I do not want to come off rude in return. They do not always get the idea. If I'm doing a money transaction I do not need someone standing right next to me.

[BiggidyB]

Stand your ground, glance at them & chuckle all while maintaining your smile🕊

[starlingswallow]

I freeze. Sometimes I laugh out of discomfort. HOW can I fix this?? This happened at a new job _on my first day!_ I didn't need this on my first fricking day 😤
So, if I step away they'll know? What if they get in my space again and touch me? I need to talk to this guy and tell him.

[SteppingStonevlogs]

This is useful advice when the other person is not creepy...is not attempting to touch you but rather someone who is a bit dense and can't see that they are too close

[gebass]

Why not, while making eye contact, "gently" give them the "stiff arm"?
You don't have to tolerate this intrusion.

[bertrandlewis]

I once worked at a restaurant and while on my break eating, this rere invaded my personal space and drooled in my food. I was furious.

[mirasolmadridejos]

I love my family they love me so much.. They are my sorroundings but they feel to stay away because I tell them all my anxieties and discomforts.. What I'm suffering about is first people that I encounter on social media is sickening me out but breaks my heart coz I enjoyed being in social media. It makes ma angry and mad when they always talk about ehat I do what I was doing, listening and watching this took 4 years but in my first experience of it it's totally normal but one day it'll came so insane. And now I experience it again. Second in the radio and tv I remember I just post for myself for myselff and it's just totally scary.. It's a long story. I didn't and can't enjoy company anymore I also go out and leave the house because I was not comfortable.. My reputation to my relatives are gone.. And most of all to my parents it's so heart broken for me.. It's the situations that I get everytime discomfort mad and angry. It's like my own business is always has to be watched over and judge me if they don't like it. I mean I am just an ordinary person doing normal stuff like dancing and what normal girls do. I didn't get what I expect. I just need to have an explanation why is this happening to me. I just feel not safe

[TimBailey-ec]

After training in bjj, though only a white belt currently. i feel comfortable when peolle invade my space. I think they are thrown off that im still polite and calm with them.

[mikereiss]

If you are standing put your hands up in front of your chest so that if they try to touch you then you can swat their hands away.

[pawpawify]

What if they don't get the sign or the idea? What if they just go to me just standing there and play dumb? Happens to me every day,