Re: How to toughen up?
Ok so from various sources I have come to know that I am very sensitive and emotional. I have been told this by close ones and told that this is not the way to live life.
So my question is How do i Toughen up?
Ie not to dwell on issues about how people who have hurt me (ie play the victim card in my mind).
I just have been through alot and need to know how to live the rest of my life in peace and not to fall in peices everytime someone tells me off or makes a snide remark. I have tried to answer back and that doesn't really go that well. With me and the other person losing their temper and saying things that I very well mean to say but later regret saying.
I guess when I look at it its because I have always tried to please everyone and now when I kind of have made a few mistakes they seem to want to haunt me forever. And parents of course are no help.
Sorry for the rambling.
Give it time. Especially if you've been through a rough patch. And tell yourself that worthless people are just that : worthless. Do NOT let other people walk all over you, be assertive. Don't play the victim card, develop some self confidence, concentrate on your strengths.