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Family member hard to get on with

LegacyUser · 2009-08-13 22:09:34

I live with a family member who is a borderline bully. She is constantly shouting and making remarks. How do i stand up to her without becoming as argumentative as her? I want to be able to stand up for myself without it turning into a shouting match.

13-08-2009 10:09pm

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I live with a family member who is a borderline bully. She is constantly shouting and making remarks. How do i stand up to her without becoming as argumentative as her? I want to be able to stand up for myself without it turning into a shouting match.

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#2 14-08-2009 1:17am

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Hi,

Perhaps standing up is the wrong way to look at it. What I would do is simply not react at all to her (verbally), and to instead just walk away. Try to place as little emphasis on her outbursts as possible, and certainly don't do her any favours if she continues to be mean.

Alternatively, we may be missing the point here and there could be something happening 'behind the scenes' in this person's life that is causing her to be externally an angry individual, but maybe internally she is depressed about something.

Kevin

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