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Post by starman on Mar 31, 2003 13:08:04 GMT -5
Hi gang, I'm new to this group. I'm having terrible trouble in school. I am painfully shy and I take a lot of verbal abuse because of it in my class. How can I stand up for myself. I get treated like a dimwit although i am a star student. Nobody listens to what I say. Come on guys, what can I do?
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Post by dimwit although on Mar 31, 2003 18:04:25 GMT -5
I think first we should realise that it's people like us that make other people feel so much better about themselves. When you're robbed of social thought and action by precedental environments (hereditary?) you can believe you're really not worth the time. You are though man, just need to find a good friend to share it with. There's people like you all over that school, so get hobbied up and grab a friend and forget the people who like to exercise their superiority. When you can picture authority as nothing, it is equality that you've gained.
That's just my opinion, don't kill yaself!.
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Post by NewOrleansLady on Mar 31, 2003 23:45:16 GMT -5
The dimwit is right LOL ;D. Some people feel that picking on others will make them look and feel better, and quiet people are the best targets. I wish I could tell you to just ignore those people but, how could you when you are the butt of all their joking?
There really are people like you all over the school, all over the planet for that matter. Don't let the rude people get you down, they obviouslly have their own confident issues if they feel the need to hurt others.
Life is so much better after you are done with school. Hang in there.
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Post by spitzig on Apr 1, 2003 2:56:38 GMT -5
It doesn't always work, but it can be useful to take part in the joking yourself. I say this for two reasons.
1. It's always good to laugh at stupid things you do. It's good to see imperfections in yourself, and not label them "bad". That requires that you actually see something stupid in what you are doing. That's difficult when "doing nothing" is what others find funny.
2. They do it because it bothers you. If you are laughing, too, they will likely stop because they will believe it's not bothering you anymore.
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Post by Twice-Shy on Apr 1, 2003 14:25:02 GMT -5
Some good advice there. It really is a toughie though because it must make you feel horrible. I think itb depends on your type of personality. If you are feisty which you sound from your post I would let it fly over your head. Never let it affect you. Keep telling yourself its not your fault it theirs! Its their problem. If your find that you can't stop it getting to you and it is really upsetting then it is bullying. You should then think about telling a teacher that you can trust.
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