Mentally and emotionally cruel people are willing to step all over anyone for their own gain, using rude words and phrases that make others feel bad about themselves. 'Sounds like a you problem'Stokkete | ShutterstockCruel people don't care about anyone else's feelings. And for a mentally and emotionally cruel person, if it doesn't benefit them, it's not worth it for them to get involved or try to help. Rather than kindly listen to someone speak about things that don't interest them, they'll brush it off and say "I don't care." It's incredibly disrespectful, but for mentally and emotionally cruel individuals, they refuse to spend time on things they deem inferior.