Stand Strong: You Can Overcome Bullying (and Other Stuff That Keeps You Down) - Plot & Excerpts
Did the person say something mean, threaten you physically, start a rumor, post an unflattering picture online, or turn other people against you? Try to create a clear picture in your mind of exactly what happened. Now think about how you felt. What emotions rose up? Did you feel hurt? anger? despair? depression? frustration? all of the above? anything else? Okay, now think about what you did in response to the bully’s actions or words. Did it make things better or worse? Did that bully stop bothering you? After you responded, did you feel better or worse? What would you have done differently? Feel free to write down your responses to all my crazy questions on a sheet of paper. Many people find that writing things down helps them work out problems. It’s also a good way to begin monitoring your negative emotions, so that instead of just responding emotionally, you can think first and respond more thoughtfully—which is always the best way to go. In the Bible, Proverbs 16:32 tells us that it is “better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.”
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