I find myself getting very defensive when someone gives me shit/talks down to me in any way. This is one thing if it's a good friend, but when it's someone who I've just recently met(i.e my college dormmates), I tend to take it pretty personally. I really hate it because it screws up my confidence and temporarily throws my game off.
I understand that I simply have to toughen up and stop giving a shit about this. How should I go about doing this? How do I present myself in a way that completely discourages people from talking shit? I'm very capable of standing up for myself when someone says something really foul, but little quips and insults are harder to counteract without coming off as being butthurt.
I understand that I simply have to toughen up and stop giving a shit about this. How should I go about doing this? How do I present myself in a way that completely discourages people from talking shit? I'm very capable of standing up for myself when someone says something really foul, but little quips and insults are harder to counteract without coming off as being butthurt.