How to stop caring about people who constantly try to bring you down?

The first step is a bit of introspection. Are they serving more as a safety net for you or are they truly hindering your advancement in life? You are hanging around them for a reason. Perhaps these people serve as a sort of anchor for you. A way you use to keep yourself in place. If that is the case then you need to evaluate if you are in a place you wish to be.

If you are, or these people are making a good faith effort to keep you from what they see as a self destructive act, then they are not really trying to bring you down even if you will eventually discard their efforts and do whatever it is they think is wrong anyway. Being friends doesn't mean being in total agreement. Quite the opposite. People you honestly care about are people your going to be frank with. That means at least occasional disagreements and from time to time trying to save them from a mistake.

If these people are truly holding you back, constantly raining on your parade then it is probably time to cut them loose. While they would not be in your circle if you did not value something about them, if the negative outweighs the good on a long term basis you are better off letting them drift off. I wouldn't just immediately sever ties. Their negativity may well be temporal and somewhere down the road you might rekindle the friendship.

This is probably not the answer your looking for, but perhaps is the answer you need.

From the point you are born to the point you die, you are alone.I know this is cliche, but think about it for a second.Think about life as a road.On this road, you meet people who hang around you for a while and they go away.Until you die, this repeats.So get used to being alone and learn how to have fun alone.Be self-centered.Every other person is just there to amuse you for a while.So if you are sad someone has dumped you or doesn't want to talk to you anymore, think of it as if their time is over.If somebody consciously tries to bring you down though, go and shut their mouths.Don't let them get popular off of you.Good day.

I guess with the time you'll gradually stop caring about them. But you should have to ask them the reason that why they are doing this. Let them know that you don't like it. If they still do the same then just leave them. Keep yourself busy and try be with those who care about you and want to see you happy.

Are you sure they are trying to bring you down? Sometimes people with insecurity will think others are bringing them down, whereas in fact, they may be trying to help them, but they see this as a put down. You may need to see someone about insecurity. If you were secure, you wouldn't be affected by put downs.

Someone can only try and bring you down if their already below you, so just remember your higher than them, or as I do I just stare them in the eyes long enough that they get uncomfortable.

when you know that those persons are trying to bring you down then it is very easy not to care about those..just think that they want to harm you..and your mind will automatically come out of them..

Don't show them that you are bothered from their words....if you give more attention they will be happy that their purpose Is solved to grab attention from you

Simply ignore them ...they aren't worth of your time :)

I do this always and it works for me

Edit- completely agree with Krazy buddy ...nice answer yo :p

If you throw stones in mud, it will come on you..

So better stay away from those kinda people..they will do/say what they want..and never care what the sh!t they say against you..cause you know what you are..:)

grr..

Study the AlAnon concept of "detachment."

they are in effect trying to hurt you. and there is never a reason to care about someone who hurts you.