The Trick to Disarming Insults

Silence makes bullies uncomfortable. It forces them to hear themselves.

People belittle others when they feel small. Don’t shrink with them.

It’s wild how people backpedal when you calmly ask them to repeat what they just said

As a Gen X female I really don’t let people bully or belittle me. I just don’t care or react. I either give them silence back/don’t respond. Especially in a non work environment. In a workplace environment I am more apt to ask them to repeat what they said for clarification. Then if needed I will point out how rude their comments are being projected.

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What if the person doesn’t realize they make a belittling remark? how should one handle that?

If they’re any good at being an AH, they’ll just respond “you heard me”.

Wow do people still pull those moves? Hasnt happened to me in a long time.

Yeah, that's ok if someone is actually belittling you. Asking them to repeat it, well that's still a reaction to a smart bully.
You could be in an intolerable mood, feeling low and viewing everyone out to get you.

If you have to belittle someone to feel important, you’re already irrelevant

Most people don’t want a conversation—they want control. Don’t give it to them.

"why did I say that?"
psycho: because it was fun, period

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I don’t want to hear it the first time def not repeat-
I’ll have to work on that
I prefer to pause, ignore and learn once they showed me who they are

Silence is the best way to silence bullying

Jefferson Fisher, a trial lawyer, communication expert, and the host of ‘The Jefferson Fischer Podcast’, shares his insights on the Mel Robbins podcast