How to React to an Insult - An Effective Way

HOW TO REACT WHEN INSULTED

General

Insults, Lutful Huda

Have you ever been at the receiving end of an insult? What do you do when you are insulted? Do you insult the person straight back? Or do you break down and cry? Or do you simply leave the place and avoid the person who has insulted you altogether? Today’s Personality Development writing is going to teach you about how you can respond effectively to people who insult you or make fun of you. Learning how to cope with being teased or insulted can help you get a better handle on these unfortunate social situations. It’s important to stay calm when you are being teased or insulted, even if your instinct is to get angry or cry. People who tease and insult others are often looking for a reaction. Keep yourself cool and stay grounded.

Evaluate Opponents Need and Insult

Md. Lutful Huyda

1. You must analyze and find out the root cause of the opponents need to navigate and get to a solution. Take a moment to think critically for those parts of the insult you find to be true, acknowledge that honestly. It is OK to be imperfect. It is acceptable to evaluate and work on them. But for those parts of the insult that you don’t find true, remind yourself that they are not factual and do not reflect you.

Returning Insult

2. It can be tempting to match insult for insult. But it is best served by refusing to engage whoever insulted you. However depending on the situation, you may return the insult in a humorous manner in a cynical sarcasm manner. This would be indirect and make them feel. Always be positive. Be yourself. Don't compare yourself others. Remember positive people attract others while negative repels.

Reacting

3. Try to use humor to react to being teased or insulted is an effective response. You may also react by asking questions such as “what’s wrong with you”? Why are you so rude and mean? What do you need? etc intelligently. You can also tell him/her to mind his own business or to respect others feelings and emotion in an attractive manner. You may also make them understand how it discomforts and makes other feels. But try not to react angrily, that is not assertive behavior. If so you are likely to loose if you do so.

Changing The Topic

4. One of the best way to react to an insult is by changing the topic of discussion being done. Try to make your discussion in such a way that he or she has no answer for the same or you may make a bold decision and may warn them once for all can be the best way to avoid them in future.

Seek Help

5. Remember when you’re continuously being insulted or hurt do take initiative by seeking the help of a higher authoritative person or a senior. You may take help from your friends also and getting around with friends can be a good choice.

Spirituality

6. The people who act rudely, maliciously, or who are overtly judgmental need kindness the most, even when they’re taking serious jabs at you. Stay true to yourself and exercise your higher ability to remain composed and kind, even in difficult situations. Learning spiritually sound ways to handle insults will help you to not only deflect that insult but also to keep your own energy high so that you can continue to produce at a high level. You may develop the greatest, natural strengths that is the ability and desire to respond to negativity with kindness.

Choose to Move On

7. Its easier said than done, but one of the best ways to build confidence is to remind yourself that an insult is only effective if you let it hurt you. If you choose to move past the insult quickly and focus on self-improvement the insult loses its power.

Well, I hope you found this lesson very useful and very insightful about what you can do when you are insulted.So now you know what you can do and what you must not do when you are insulted or in a situation where you feel mocked or ridiculed. 

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Written by Major (R) Md. Lutful Huda, presently Chairman of TIDAC and Dreamwork Limited, Chief Editor of 'Crime and Judgement' Magazine