11-24-2013, 12:09 PM
(11-24-2013, 11:05 AM)AlphaScorpio Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, this really opened my eyes. I have been in victim mentality for too long. that makes sense why these certain types of people seem to keep popping into my life. My friend ed would bully me by humiliating me with the ED scenario. my other friend would bully me by making me feel unworthy about my opinions or what I think from time to time. My mum bullies me by criticising my desires causing me to feel unworthy. My other friend has bullied me by toying with my emotions. This isn't saying that all my friends are bullies cause it's not like that in all aspects of my relationship with them but it's obviously something that's hindering me from developing self respect and then seeing that manifest in the outside world with more supportive people in my life.
Dude, I gotta speak up here:
Even that realization is riddled with the victim mentality. Instead of seeing it as "my friends bully me", look at it like this "I invite bullying behavior with something I do or beliefs that I hold."
Then, when you try to figure out what that is, you can change it, and I guaruntee you the bullying behavior will stop.
To show how this is true, I offer a story of my own:
About a year ago (before subs, and in the first or second month with my coach), I was at work with a guy from our crew who is very charismatic but also a bully. Anyhow, I showed up to work one day and he comes over to my car. I roll-down the window and he tells me how I'm going to drive the company van to the site. Well, I didn't feel comfortable because it was winter, so I told him, and he started saying things like "Don't give me that. You're going to do it!"
Anyhow, I stayed firm and then he starts poking me on my arm. I retaliate with poking on his arm and say "Don't poke me!"
Well, of course, retaliation never works, and he just poked me more. So, realizing my mistake to follow his lead and try to fight fire with fire, I then just rolled up my window until he HAD to pull his hand out to keep from it getting squished.
Anyhow, I stayed in my car for a bit longer, then he comes back after 10 minutes.
I roll down the window, expecting him to have smartened up.
Well he did, he says to me (in a very respectful tone)
"So, I'm going to get the new kid to drive the van, did you want to get the tools out while we're gone?"
I'm like "Sure."
"Ok, thanks."
Never was bullied again.
Hope that helps.
Remember: You can't control other people, but you CAN control yourself, and most of the time if you are getting certain results, it's directly because of what YOU are doing. This is called Taking Responsibility.