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Alvie asked in Social SciencePsychology · 8 years ago

How to deal with bad behaviour. Help ! ! !?

Hi. I know these things are circumstantial, but I'd still like to ask anyway

I have a friend (I'm male, admittedly, she's female). She's quite playfully, over insulting towards me. I know it's (supposedly) to be not meant, but recently absolutely everything I do is wrong, anything I buy is unfashionable or hideous. If I'm right I'm wrong, and if I'm wrong then I'm in for it double

So what's made me ask this question after about 6 months?

Today I was invited out, and the second I got there I was just completely slaughtered verbally. After an hour I just said I needed to be somewhere, made my excuses and left. It was just horrible (I'm not sure how I'm supposed to sustain a good mood either, I'm allowed my bad days too)

I understand something may be going on in their world, but why ask to meet me then? How do I fix something like this?

I've lost count how many times I've shouted for bills or been nice, it seems to make it worse if anything

Tomorrow she'll probably be nice to me for a bit, but the nasty bitchy side will return

Am I just as much a serial offender in sticking around, as they are dishing it out? Should I just passively retreat in future? Should I continue to rise above it and hope they get better around me?

So confused

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  • Geri42
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    You deal with abusive bullying by refusing to hang out with the perpetrator. You have the power to walk away from this so-called "friendship". I suggest you do so, and the sooner the better. She's not interested in having an equal exchange with you. She wants you around to be her "whipping boy". She's an abuser. She's a bully. Get yourself out of it. When she wants to hang out, Just Say No! You don't need to make excuses. Bullies don't deserve an explanation/excuse. No one can mistreat you without your permission. Think about it...

    Source(s): I read, I think, I reason.
  • 8 years ago

    ok listen. if your friend is being that mean to you then shes not a friend. you guys might have had some good times but if youre this miserable its not worth it. you should just be done with her because if youre not happy then youre wasting your time.

  • John
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Remove their audience when they show toxic behavior.

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