<p>There is this guy who gives me dirty looks. The other day he called me stupid.</p>
<p>A guy who isn't like me would have punched him in the face. I can't do it because I will get kicked out of school, obviously.</p>
<p>Does this happen to you, too? Other people insulting you and mistreating you all they want because they know you can't do anything to them?</p>
<p>Just agree with it and be sarcastic.
If it bothers you, you lose.</p>
<p>Say something back. You’re only treated how you allow yourself to be treated. I don’t know how many times I’ve said that on CC.</p>
<p>But if I were the one who went around insulting people, I have no doubt there would be negative consequences. Why should I let people hurt my feelings? It’s not just the pain from the insult itself, also the embarrassment from being insulted in front of people.</p>
<p>Yeah, ignore him. Why bother talking to an idiot like that?</p>
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<p>There you go. You shouldn’t let them.
Take a line from Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”</p>
<p>Stop letting them control how you feel.</p>
<p>Welcome back, pmvd. :)</p>
<p>I think it’s not only the hurt from the insult, is it? The person is also lowering my social status and getting away with the false impression that it’s acceptable for him to insult people. He needs to learn some manners.</p>
<p>Think basic psych learning theory: People sometimes are offensive to “get a rise out of you”. If you react, as in saying something back, they have succeeded, their offensive behavior has been “rewarded” and they are likely to persist. On the other hand, if you can effectively ignore the behavior, it goes unrewarded and is likely to extinguish. </p>
<p>It is possible to put what’s said in perspective, thereby avoiding giving consent to making you feel inferior (post #6), without overtly reacting to it. And is it really your job and worth your time and effort to “teach someone manners”?</p>
<p>This is like trying to reason with a brick wall.</p>
<p>“And is it really your job and worth your time and effort to “teach someone manners”?”</p>
<p>krm, it’s not my job to teach this guy manners, but don’t I have an ethical duty to volunteer for the job? Think about all the people who might get hurt by this guy.</p>
<p>“The other day he called me stupid”…lol</p>
<p>The successful ■■■■■ usually starts threads that are halfway believable and only throws in hints of retardedness…the above phrase is your hint.</p>
<p>Damn, I wasted my precious pixels on a ■■■■■?
I’m going back to watching Big Brother.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/705261-would-i-get-kicked-out-college-if-i-fight-another-student.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/705261-would-i-get-kicked-out-college-if-i-fight-another-student.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/707318-if-college-student-employee-treats-me-condescendingly-how-do-i-tell-if.html?highlight=pmvd[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/707318-if-college-student-employee-treats-me-condescendingly-how-do-i-tell-if.html?highlight=pmvd</a></p>
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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/669188-i-am-socially-crippled-am-i-better-off-dropping-out-college.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/669188-i-am-socially-crippled-am-i-better-off-dropping-out-college.html</a></p>
<p>Maybe you can reread your pmvd threads and find an answer that works for you now that you’re using another new screen name.</p>
<p>obvious ■■■■■ is obvious</p>
<p>Whats your personality like? Just act like a cocky **** and no one will mess with you (to your face that is).</p>
<p>lols. this pvmd guy is so hilarious xD. nysmile, you’re good =P.</p>
<p>There have been many virtually identical threads on this subject, so this thread is being closed.</p>