Emotional harm can be hard to name and easy to dismiss. We know when we’ve been physically hit, but emotional is really different. All sorts of things can cause emotional harm… what can we do to protect ourselves from it?
Emotional harm can be hard to name and easy to dismiss. We know when we’ve been physically hit, but emotional is really different. All sorts of things can cause emotional harm… what can we do to protect ourselves from it?
I protect myself from emotional harm by calling out bullshit right away. I’ll give benefit of the doubt, to start, (“hmm? Did you mean it like that?”), but I no longer tolerate people putting me down to make themself feel better/superior.
I’d rather be seen as “rude” than be a doormat or a punching bag.
I’m too valuable for that nonsense. And you are, too. 🫵