I am a senior and I can vouch for the fact that seniors become bullies because I am one myself. The only difference between those that you describe and myself is that I do not glory in my role as a bully. In fact I scare myself and hate myself and wish with all my heart that I could change. I do not want to be this person.

As I aged, my irritability and my angry verbal outbursts and haranguing of people escalated. I am seeking help of course and am on meds for bipolar illness. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to people to apologize and beg forgiveness, which is a very stressful and scary thing for me to have to do. I am scared of myself.

I'm glad at least you see how terrible what you do to others is. Aside from medications, you need counseling. Meds can't change personality or anger issues. WHY make others miserable because you are? Having supportive friends is far better. I've been horribly ill and had two women decided to make my life miserable and harass me and gossip about me. I never did anything to them but be a nice neighbor and I get repaid by bullying because I am so sick and struggling?

Yes I grew up dealing with adult bullies. As a child I was bullied by peers, family and adults. I was even bullied in church for many yrs from childhood to adulthood. It still comes up in my mind today. Very painful.

i'm so sorry for how much time lapsed between my post and my reply. thank you all for replying to my post. bullies suck so much. i've also been gossiped about, bullied, harassed. it sucks, & there's no help for it. just avoid, lie to them, stay away, & surround yourself with saner people online and in the rest of your life. we work harder, simply b/c they do lazy self entertainment of bullying. f*ck them.

I also live in an "Independent Senior Home" and it's rampant with what I call "Sororities". These are circle of older women in their 80's to 90's who do nothing but scheme and bully anyone that gets in their way. I am about 20 years younger, the youngest one living here. I am here because of my disability and had to have reasonable accommodations to help me thru the day. It is every time I get out to go somewhere, like out to get the mail or take out my trash or attend a meeting of sorts, I come home feeling terrible because of the bullying that happens to me. So, now I isolate.

I have been to my property manager and she doesn't care. I think it really begins with property management to shut this down and threaten the bullies with eviction. I have lived in 3 senior homes over the past 15 years and it's the same everywhere I go.

I just don't know what to do with this since no one can help. I did call adult protective services in my county but they only serve assisted living situations. So, I isolate, like today. Its a beautiful day outside but I would rather not take a chance, so alone I sit looking out my window, wondering how will I ever get thru this, again.

Thanks for being open and honest. I think keeping your distance with these people but remaining civilised is really important; if need be tell a staff member, the real problem I think can be shame with 'snitching'. Its that shame that gives bullies so much power as they need not use violence but your own emotions against you. I've also experienced a f*** ton of bullying and know this is primarily how they work.