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Originally Posted by JimOfferman  Confidence is the only defense against bullies. It is the one thing that they lack, which is why they bully in the first place: by putting you down, they get to feel good about themselves, if only for the briefest of moments.
Stand up, not physically, but mentally.
You are stronger than them. |
Yes what Jim says!
I've been a weakling for years. Naturally I am a fighter, I hate injustice, I argue, I don't fall to peer presure, but something happened that took that natural way of thinking from me.
It took a lot of courage but I finally started speaking my mind again when I was approached by bullies. Since doing so I have had far less encounters with these type of people and my confidence has grown. It's all about facing your fears. You know you need to stand up to the bullies, it's just getting to that point where you have the courage to speak-up which is the really, really hard part.
When you don't stand-up for yourself, your chipping away at your self confidence, which in the long run is not helping you at all.