How can I defend myself and speak up when people harass or assault me?

[Gangstarific]

When I was a minor, some kids, teenagers, and adults would punch me, slap me, hit me. and bite me for no reason. Some people would also give me leers, and scary faces, and I’d look at their faces. When I was getting assaulted as a minor, I didn’t say anything, and I didn’t call the police. When people victimized me, normally I don’t called the police.

Also, I have difficulty telling certain people to shut up when they say certain things.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Get good at something and return people's disrespect with even more disrespect and the best kind of disrespect for making people respect you is ignoring people.

If someone wants to be a bully, then you should treat them like a speck of dirt on the bottom of your shoe. Which is to say you wouldn't give it a second thought because you don't play in the dirt. You pay attention to things that matter.

Give off that they're mildly annoying. Use the mental image of you're wearing a rain jacket and their attacks slide off your shoulders like water.

Mental images are a powerful tool when you need to build up an identity. And don't be afraid to be a little delusional at times. Work hard on yourself so that faking it till you make it works a little better 🫶🏼

[Gangstarific]

I don’t like Black people because I remembered there was a Black guy on YouTube who started to disrespect me, try to fight me, and killed him for disrespecting him back. I also don’t like the position Black people put me through of being a criminal, and getting treated like one.

[Gangstarific]

*killed me for disrespecting him.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

OK so maybe start with a therapist first

[Gangstarific]

Okay, ty.

[Nikki1989]

Confidence in difficult situations is often a learned skill. You should have nailed it by now.

[Anonymous]

Do the opposite of what you said you kept doing or not doing

[Iron_Man]

Stand up and fight for your rights be a warrior