A crazy young man in a white shirt standing and screaming at a woman in a pink dress. Women don’t care and looking at the camera with a toothy smile—indoor studio shot, isolated on light brown background.
Targets should never give in to their bullies’ demands nor requests, no matter what. And they should never let their bullies talk them into anything. I know, I’m one to speak because many times, years ago, I caved in.
However, knowing what I know now, I’d take a beating before I’d give in to them because I realize that I’d more than likely have to take a beating anyway. Bullies are known for constantly changing their rules and demands to fit their needs and narratives.
Understand that bullies may give you empty promises and false incentives. They may sweet talk you, or they may threaten you with even more exclusion, more smears of your name, and more bullying.
But here’s the thing. Here’s something that targets don’t think about:
You can’t lose something you never had. Your bullies already hate you, and they already want to hurt you. So, it’s not like you can lose any ground with them because you never had it in the first place.
So think about it. Dig deep and think.
This is why I act like a robot when someone harasses me on the street
I can’t blame you there. I used to act like they weren’t there and that I didn’t hear them. And when I did, some of my bullies would go batshit crazy, start screaming, and want to fight.
Same here!
Of course I had no choice but to give in to bullies, otherwise I’d be raped, killed, expelled, or arrested.
The bullies you described sound like criminals. Truth be known, they’ve eavh probably done a stint or two in the slammer.
Bullies want to get under your skin and when you ignore them and act like it doesn’t bother you, it drives them insane. Trying to ignore them is a good line of defense and sometimes it works. Sometimes they move on to other people they know they are getting next to. However it also can mean they are going to try and come up with something meaner, more vicious so you have to keep your eyes open.
You’re exactly right. It could go either way.