Do you really think words can hurt?

[Anonymous]

[ManOnFire]

Absolutely. Words can have lasting effects on a person, even for years. But words can also hurt someone even if they're not meant to, because the other person identifies with the words and feels horrible about it.

[Anonymous]

Yes, words can have a powerful impact on individuals, and they can indeed hurt. While physical actions can cause immediate harm, words have the ability to leave emotional scars that may last far longer

[heyuas]

It depends on the individual. Some people have thicker skin than others. For me personally it depends who it is coming from. It would hurt me a lot more if a guy I had a crush on called me ugly than some random homeless socially rejected person.

[inhua]

to some they can hurt especially if unexpected

to me, they mean nothing anymore. every negative label, accusation, psychoanalysis, threats of harm etc. have been thrown my way

[Akam93]

Yes. Words are very powerful. They can stick to your mind.

[ProbablyClueless]

Is this a joke? Words can destroy people's lives and alter the course of history. Of course I really think words can hurt. I would actually go so far as to say I know words can hurt.

[tfan1]

Yes definitely - it hurts when I hear the word loser 😞 I loved the Nickelodeon show Doug but always hated how they used loser and oh brother what a loser! So freely 😞

[Nikki1989]

Yes, they can be devastating to some people.

[virtualwasp]

No, people don't listen to me so they mean nothing

[purplepoppy]

Yes that is why people choose to use hurtful words.

[Anonymous]

Words hurt when you let a word have power over you. If you look at a word and let it remain just that, you can learn to release the grasp that words can have over you. It does take time.

[Jazzy54]

Absolutely. People have literally killed themselves over constant unkind words.

[Agagagagaga]

Weak people.

[LavLavLuv]

[jahaims]

Words only matter when they come from someone I respect. Someone I respect doesn't say anything malicious and I don't mind hearing the truth.

[CuriousMufuxka]

Yep. Though I've become pretty much used to hurt, I understand others haven't. I also know how to use them if heat is brought my way :)

[Juxtapose]

It can hurt your feelings but that's nothing you can't recover from.

[UniquelyBasic]

Yeah they can hurt very much 🥺

[Dargil]

If you let them. Don't.

[Anonymous]

Oh absolutely, words have lots of power.

[LimitedBenefits101]

If you are weak yes

[Anonymous]

Of course they can.

[Simslover92]

Yep they can.

[bananapeels]

There are two things you can never take back
1. words
2. bullets

[Anonymous]

Words only hurt the weak minded

[gothbxtch]

well yeah