(July 29, 2018 at 3:50 pm)Aroura Wrote: Has anyone else dealt this this sort of thing?
I have. There are some pretty toxic people out there. The thing I've found that helps is to actually confront people who criticize you. Not in an aggressive way. But in a "stand your ground" sort of way. People who hurt other people's feelings to feel better about themselves often do so because they know the person will internalize it. If you make the process difficult for them, they are less apt to use you to vent their own frustrations.
I think Gandhi is a good exemplar for the posture one should adopt in confrontation. It's not about hurting the other person back, but nor is it about backing down.
