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Too sensitive
Hey 17/f
I'm really sensitive. Like the slightest negative thing said about me and I'll cry inside, and when I get home the water works will come on.
I really want to develop a thick skin but don't know how. What does any one else do?!
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You need to believe in yourself and build up your self-confidence. If people bully you, it's because they're insecure and weak and that's why they take it out on others. Tell yourself that you are not a garbage truck, and you are not gonna go around collecting all the trash people feed you. It's gonna take time, but eventually you'll stop caring what other people have to say about you, because you know that you are a wonderful person, and you deserve to be treated right.
When someone hurts you, you can listen to what they have to say, acknowledge and tell yourself what you are feeling, as well as your physical symptoms. For instance, someone says something mean to you, you tell yourself: "I am feeling sad, my throat constricts and I feel like I've been kicked in the stomach. I feel angry, I feel my muscles tighten," and so forth. After you acknowledge it, absorb it, and understand what you are feeling, you can make the choice not to get involved with these emotions, but just let it go. It helps to understand what happens when you get sad, and know that you have control over your emotions and your reaction.
It takes a couple times of practice, but eventually this method works wonders, and before you know it, bullies just won't get through to you, you won't care what they have to say.
Good luck
Hope I helped :)
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I was the same way at one point. In time I stopped caring about what other's thought/said about me. The best thing to do, is realize how wonderful/great a person you are, and never accept what anyone else says otherwise.
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