When You "know" Someone Doesn't Like You

Yeah, I have this bad habit of "knowing" that people don't like me, so I put it out there to end it.

First of all, I'm smart enough to know that I'm not alone in such unenlightened and debilitating thinking. Secondly, there is someone, including myself, who will benefit from my diatribe. Thirdly, I recognize there are those that think the very thought is absurd and a waste of time...who cares if they don't like you...

What should/do/will I do when I "know" someone doesn't like me? Well I know better not to go down the path of how do I know. This will lead to all sorts of imaginations that will eventually justify the position. As a result, this path is avoided. Instead I notice my state, how I am feeling. I note my reactions especially when they ask me to do something that I don't want to do (I get particularly negative when interrupted by said request). Negative reactions cause me to treat with a low level of disdain. Observing this behavior I then think through the consequences...

The consequences are never good. Thus the need to rethink the process. It rarely to one's advantage to act "negatively." It is a bad habit. I am starting to kick it by considering the consequences and whether or not serves the overall goal of the relationship at any level