When someone verbally abuses you does it make you stronger or weaker?
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ANSWERS: 38
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Neither. It makes me mad.
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I think it makes me stronger - I'm a glutton for punishment - so much so that I even asked for it one day......http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/819367
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Abuse is meant to hurt and diminish, so it makes the person as weak as the abuser until that person breaks the cycle of abuse.
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i will never let anybody verbally abuse me.
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Usually it just makes me mad. And then it gives them a black eye.
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Weaker on the short term, stronger on the long term =]. Prepares you for the worst.
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It depends on whether it's a one time occurrence that you walk away from or ongoing. If it's the first, it will weaken you from being able to walk away. If it's a one time occurrence, it can strengthen you. It is something that is intended to weaken a person and make them unable to leave.
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words are a very powerful tool.If children are verbally abused it can affect them a great deal. We should watch what say to others and be quick to apolgize if we say hurtful things.
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It really depends upon how you deem anger? As weakness or strength. I personally get angry... and I also think that anger is weakness. So I suppose in my case the answer would be Weaker by proxy but not because I actually listened to them or adopted their opinion of me in any way.
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If you leave that person it can make you stronger. Verbal abuse can break you down and cause low self esteem even though the things the person is saying is not true.
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If I act appropriately it makes me stronger and the abuser seem weaker.
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Any time it has happened,it has made me stronger without fail.
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weaker but i'm working on it so that it doesnt affect me and that is making me stronger
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I have been verbally & physically abused in the past. Verbal abuse is just as bad. Physical scars heal but metal scars take much longer. Words hurt, they tear you down. No one deserves this! If you are in this type of relationship, trust me, it only gets worse. In time you will find the right person who doesn't hurt you. We all make mistakes but my motto is "What you say in the heat of the moment is exactly what you meant"
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abuse can make you weaker if you allow yourself to believe what the person is saying. initially verbal abuse can be a very jarring experience ~ its painful to see someone being so cruel and its unbelievable that they could be disrespecting you like that. but just realize that the abuser is really the one who is much worse off in this situation. forgiveness and compassion always makes one stronger.
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Your choice. Once you are truly stronger, however, you will most likely not put up with any abuse at all...
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Neither really. I have a sticks and stones approach to verbal abuse. I can pretty much hold my own in a shit slinging contest so if anyone takes a verbal swat at me they can expect to get the same in return.
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i equate verbal abuse with bullying and cant stand it!
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In my experience since I wasn't used to any sort verbal abuse it made me weak and later it made me stronger, cause I needed to start looking at me not the situation in order to take the appropriate action to the situation or abuse that is!
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It makes me angry.
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It makes me board and tired - really....verbal abuse is boring to me.
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I find myself reverting to my childhood. I go somewhere and try to be alone. Guess that makes me weak but one can only take so much.
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Depends on how YOU let it affect you. No one can make you upset with out your concent.
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It makes you have a weak core with a tough outer shell, much like a queen anne cherry or a M&M. Verbal abuse can give you a tough outer shell and make you more resistant to words people use. It doesn't make you stronger, or enable you to do more. In fact, verbal abuse can wear your energy down and make it harder to live life, leaving you weak on the inside. This toughness is not strength. Strength is what enables you to do more, to be happy, and to live life. This comes from complimentary speech, love, and food. (Ok, JK on the food, but you do need it to be strong.)
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It pisses me off. I hate bullies and I usually give it right back to them.
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Neither. It makes me stop and look at a person who is insecure, immature, and possibly psychopathic. They need to go somewhere else and get out of my world. +4
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weaker if you love them. stronger if someone get out of line with you.because you will just simply go off
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reminds me of my older sister verbally abusing me for somethin she disagrees. It doesnt make me weak, it made me stronger to the point where she felt ashamed when i spoke back firmly. she did it a few times over and over again for different things and the last time she did was when i end up making her cry for responding coldly and from the heart. its a good thing so she will learn not to be so verbally abusive to me nor anyone. she was tryin to test me out or somethin, i dont know but she did hurt me many times and it did nothin but for me to be distant towards her. i still love her and all even though im not that close to her anymore.
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It takes away your self-esteem until you don't know what is right or wrong behavior after a while it gets so screwed up. Don't stand for it not even once if will make you very weak...
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i work in a call centre so sometimes u get the odd person havin a moan and swear, i just make them feel like complete idiots, and its great fun, u should try it :)
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it almost made me take my own life, several times, so i guess that makes me weak.
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after you over come the abuser and succeed in saying enough you are so much stronger i mean the power or inner strength you have is like wow !
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For some people, it makes them stronger and for some people makes them weaker, it's depending on their situations. But for me it's making me stronger and stronger, because I came throuhg it and now I used to it. Now, when somebody absuses me I'm abusing them back. Whatever they give, I'm giving them back again. then only they know the taste looks like.
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Sticks and stones. Who gives a flying finger of fate what they think? Blow them off with a flick of your hand and walk away.
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It made me weak, I still feel as if I am not worthy sometimes, but I have to adjust my thinking when that happens. It is a hard cycle to break.
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I have never let anyone place me in situation that would make me feel weak. I have tons of self confidence...it started wayyyyyyyyyyyyy back in the womb.
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neither it makes them a dick
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I tend to always try to have the last word in those types of situations. I would have to say that it might make me feel stronger .... but at what price?
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