How to respond to someone who is insulting you

I would remain cool, calm and collected. and whatever you do, don't let this person know that they have gotten to you. Instead, focus on being positive, and not getting defensive. Remember, they are trying to bring you down to elevate themselves.

[helenamoniqueclarke]

This is great advice if you are dealing with reasonable people. There are some people...you just need to slowly back away from and never make human contact with again. lol

[NicNameIsNicki]

You are so RIGHT👏👏👏 I usually lash out on people that insult me, but I've come to realize that they're not worth my time or energy! Thanks for the excellent advice, Marie!

[moniquesouth]

If a person is rude and disrepectful remove them from your life immediately, if you don, t they will bring chaos and drama to your life. They are eventually going to bring a lot of trouble your way.

[kenseabury]

People who act like this toward others are looking for some sort of reaction from their targets, like a reflection from a mirror. If you don't respond to what they say, or at least throw them off by giving an unexpected reaction, they will eventually leave you alone and look for more willing victims. 

[peihelen]

It's too bad when groups of people insult you. You don't even have a chance to say something before they laugh at you for no reason!

[smertgopam]

I was once friends with this woman. She just enjoyed saying things like "i'd cut your hair off", or "you look older than your age", etc. especially when we were together and someone complimented me and not her.
I did not know how to react to those sudden explosions of negativity.

[jlopez]

I was verbally attacked by a family member, she dressed it up as advise and that she cared for me. I beat myself up for months because I felt I did not stood up or defended myself. I even told her I liked that she said what was in her mind. (what is wrong with me?) I read somewhere that some people process slow to conversations that are uncomfortable to them. When it comes to family members it seems that I don't know what to say back when im being disrespected, is like I disconnect myself from the conversation, then I think about it word for word and is too late to say something and I start to hate myself for not saying one darn thing to defend myself.

[hellkat]

I like what Charlie Sheen does when he gets zingers...he just smiles and shakes his head and says "Wow".   Nothing more and nothing less.  If it continues he just responds again.."Wow"

[candlecove]

Thank you so much for making this video, Marie. I am currently being verbally bullied at school by a girl (who shall remain anonymous). Everyday this girl will spread lies and insult me, and then claims that she's the victim. I have tried telling my parents but they say that it's not bullying, it just being mean. I can use this advice to stop her and feel a lot better about myself. Thank you.

[louismat]

Lol, just love your facial expressions. I wish I had somelike you to give me advice like this growing up.

[dodongai]

I encountered a rude stranger yesterday who tried to attack me and my dog but I FIRMLY believe in karma, let karma do the work. They going down

[picklesteascaptivehearts]

Thank you for these tools...I was frustrated. .hurt and mad..now im calm and relaxed..bless you for helping this introvert♡

[cu]

I love this women - I think your an amazing person, Marie! I love your advice. Your helping millions of people through your beautiful and positive words of wisdom. Keep posting!

[deeswrld]

When people insult me I just laugh. I don't really take those things to heart. It's just funny how they try to insult me but their insults are just ridiculous

[reep]

Thanks, definitely trying it out on this kid that keeps insulting me, I'm not good at insulting people back, and I try ignoring them but it doesn't stop other kids dragging it on. I try to be friendly to them but theyre just not nice to me.

[kNIGHTriderryder]

you ;re one the best mentor i see great work

[kentren]

Hi Miss Dubuque, I want to say Thank you very much. I learnt that anolgoy of life is like tennis. If you play tennis you could understand that, there so many people would try to pull you down by insulting the cool people. Additionally no matter what theres people that are always going to put you down. So now it is your choice wether to be nice or just as nasty as them. So back of the anolgoy of tennis, when your oppenent hit the ball hard, you gotta hit the ball soft with a follow though and eventually it will mess up your oppenents big attack. So in conclusion, it is your choice to choose to be rude and to hit the ball agressively or kill them with kindness with a soft follow through. :)

[yangliu]

Totally true. Some people say very bad word and mean to me for no reason. I need practice the talk and look. Sometimes I try to avoid, but they keep talking and talking. They I get angry, they talk louder seem it's my problem.

[yassirschannel]

Hi Marie,
I do agree with you that some people don't deserve that we spent our time to answer them, but sometimes it can be understood as we are cowards, and we shouldn't always leave people disrespect us.So sometimes we should face the impolite people and force them to show respect .

[jasoncook]

I just tell them exactly what they are doing, which is: Putting me down to elevate themselves because of their low self esteem. The can actually set them off like a cannon pissed off that they failed to bring you down and you called them out on it.