I keep letting trolls get to me, advice?

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Lordmurdalot

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Basically Im just looking for a way to help me just ignore the "bullies" as it were. I keep letting all these dickheads make me feel like shit and dont let it go, what do you guys think i should do? (please no trolling lol)
 

gazumped

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The best thing, I find, is to think about how satisfied they'll be if you give in and how annoyed they'll be when you don't at all care*.

1. Don't bother responding to cheap shots: "Your mum must be fat" "No she's not! I can show you a picture and everything!" just shows that you're upset someone would say that.

2. If you've made (what you feel is) a good point and someone just ignores it to continue taking the piss out of you, don't bother bringing it up again. If they've read it and understood it, it'll sink in better if you don't go on and preach about it. If they haven't, they probably won't bother listening to you the second time round.

3. While ignoring them, don't make passive aggressive comments about them like "lol, some people are so ignorant" because while it may feel vaguely satisfying, you're just showing that they've annoyed you.

*EDIT: Or at least give the impression that you don't...
 

Rastien

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Pretty much what has been said, could we have more context to this bro, like we talking irl people being dicks to you or internet? it does make a difference in coping strats :).

Not that it helps but realise this, there will always be dick heads in the world. That's the long and the short of it bro. You just gotta get on with what you do and don't let anyone put you down.

This sums it up well.



In Tyler we trust.
 

Doclector

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lisadagz said:
2. If you've made (what you feel is) a good point and someone just ignores it to continue taking the piss out of you, don't bother bringing it up again. If they've read it and understood it, it'll sink in better if you don't go on and preach about it. If they haven't, they probably won't bother listening to you the second time round.
This, a thousand times this. I don't know how much time I have wasted continuing to argue against someone who will either simply continue for as long as I don't agree with them, or worse, will continue 'till I get bored and don't reply, with them claiming a victory by default. Just be aware that when said asshole claims victory in such a manner, everybody who isn't an idiot can plainly see how pathetic said asshole is.
 

Nantucket_v1legacy

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Trolls just dig their thumb into a wound you've proven to be open.
Make a cheap shot at yourself, laugh at yourself and the trolls will struggle to continue. They look for a reaction to feed on.
 

Keoul

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Try to talk to them in a ridiculously polite manner, trolls tend to be easy to set off so preventing that would be a plus. Another thing to do is avoid em when possible, don't go looking for trouble.

If all else fails...

Just get out of there!