How sensitive/thick skinned are you?

freshpopcorn

When I was younger I was fairly sensitive about comments people would make but I sort of grew out of it.
I suppose I got good at dealing with criticism which was correct and dealing with it and knowing when to leave comments go in one ear and out the other.
I wouldn't be one for crying during TV or at social media posts.
I'd be good enough dealing with stressful and upsetting situations. I suppose I'd see myself being good and keeping things a float at times when others would need help.

Omackeral

I've been called a snowflake on here but I've also been called a Nazi. Hard to tell.

Wayne Jarvis

freshpopcorn wrote: »

When I was younger I was fairly sensitive about comments people would make but I sort of grew out of it.
I suppose I got good at dealing with criticism which was correct and dealing with it and knowing when to leave comments go in one ear and out the other.

I'm going to put this to the test.


When you're ma used to drop you off at school she always got a fine for littering!

Wayne Jarvis

Omackeral wrote: »

I've been called a snowflake on here but I've also been called a Nazi. Hard to tell.

Two things snowflakes and Nazi's have in common is that they want everybody to think like they do and they make a lot of noise about it.

Mad_maxx

It's important to be able to separate critics who give you earfulls for your own good and those who mean to damage you, the latter often pose as guides

freshpopcorn

Guy Person wrote: »

I'm going to put this to the test.


When you're ma used to drop you off at school she always got a fine for littering!

No, she got fined for improper disposal of toxic waste!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Omackeral wrote: »

I've been called a snowflake on here but I've also been called a Nazi. Hard to tell.

There's a lot of common ground in there, to be honest.

Panthro

Paper cuts me up

fattymuatty

I think I'm somewhere in the middle. I used to be pretty thin skinned, I had low self confidence from an awful upbringing, when someone would say something bad it would just reinforce in my mind what I was brought up to believe about myself.

I now run my own business and with that have quite a large social media presence, running my own business has given me the self confidence I was lacking in. Having to be present on social media and take the crappy dms/comments/emails that can come my way has kind of hardened me to criticism. I care though if someone I care about has something negative to say because I try really hard to be a good wife/mother/friend.

Bobblehats

Mad_maxx wrote: »

It's important to be able to separate critics who give you earfulls for your own good and those who mean to damage you, the latter often pose as guides

And yet still we can get pulled this way and that which is why it’s essential to remain cool.

Cool being of course a temperament. Its imperative to retain a cool, can’t have people losing the head and jacking up the heart rate :eek: I swear those soap operas are poison.

Donnielighto

Depends on if I've eaten and the previous few days. If I've taken a knock to confidence in my own mind then external criticism hits harder, if I'm happy with recent events overall then criticism doesn't bother me.

Think of it like an egg I suppose, hard to a point then crack. I have anxiety/depression and it all moves in line.

Your Face

Yeah I'm pretty sexy alright.

Edgware

Guy Person wrote: »

I'm going to put this to the test.


When you're ma used to drop you off at school she always got a fine for littering!

No. But she was asked how did a 15 yr old girl get a driving licence

wiggle16

Omackeral wrote: »

I've been called a snowflake on here but I've also been called a Nazi. Hard to tell.

But how did that make you FEEL??

Edgware

wiggle16 wrote: »

But how did that make you FEEL??

On a rating of 1 to 10 how offended were you?

daveorourke77

Depends on the criticism or comment. No real issue if it is fair, warranted and accurate.

If it is dog plop then that's a different matter.

blinding

When I’m skinning I feel thick skinned and when I am been skinned I feel thin skinned .

Melania Frump

Im only sensitive because I have thick skin. Some call it fat

monkeysnapper

Being from Wales I've had it all in canteen at work on a daily basis.

English Bastard
Piss off back to England
English Prick
Have you been back to England lately
Your queen over there in England.
With brexit will you have to go back to England.

Where did they hide you on boat when they smuggled you in from England.

Poor Irish children with an English father. The shame.

Bloody English immigrant.

Shouldnt be allowed that lovely irish girl married to an English bastard.


I could go on .......

I suppose I could report them for sexual harassment.

dd973

Don't think such a thing really exists, if you're in a good mood you can shrug things off and less so if not, I do think though an extrovert with a loud voice gets perceived as 'thick skinned'.

riemann

fattymuatty wrote: »

I think I'm somewhere in the middle. I used to be pretty thin skinned, I had low self confidence from an awful upbringing, when someone would say something bad it would just reinforce in my mind what I was brought up to believe about myself.

I now run my own business and with that have quite a large social media presence, running my own business has given me the self confidence I was lacking in. Having to be present on social media and take the crappy dms/comments/emails that can come my way has kind of hardened me to criticism. I care though if someone I care about has something negative to say because I try really hard to be a good wife/mother/friend.

I don't think about you at all.

mvl

think I never had much of a sensitive skin: I've always been the one wanting to be in charge; guess there are moments when I get annoyed at ppl questioning my authority, or taking my time for granted; but usually what I do in those moments depends on the result I want to get out of it long term.

Quantum Erasure

I'd like to think I'm fairly thick skinned, but I don't know how to handle criticism, at all.
I usually just reflect it back on myself, or reinforce it, like: 'you think thats bad? I've often done worse...'

Edgware

Melania Frump wrote: »

Im only sensitive because I have thick skin. Some call it fat

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Beauty is only skin deep but then how ****ing deep do you want it! Oooooh Matron!