Often in the company of acquaintances, in a store, public transport or just on the street, a person may be insulted by another person. Some people just like to assert themselves in this way: they begin to be rude and provoke you to a certain response. For many, your humiliation is “feeding”: the so-called energy vampires feed on insecurity and fear. And for others, the day did not work out, the girl quit, they fired her from work - so they strive to spoil the mood of someone else. How to respond to an insult? After all, leaving without saying anything is once again giving an impudent reason to humiliate the weaker ones.
If you were offended or insulted, then first of all you need to calm down and "pull yourself together", as well as calm the involuntary excitement caused by an unpleasant situation. In no case should you respond with rudeness to rudeness - do not become like a negative character. You need to answer calmly, confidently and with irony, you can even smile. Say something like: “I see you didn’t have a good day? I sympathize!" Or: “Something I don’t remember that weI've seen each other before, but I don't talk to strangers. Goodbye!" And so on, depending on the situation.
How to respond to an insult from street hooligans who challenged you? In this situation, you need to remain a leader and try to make your word last. So, for example, to the phrase: “Come on, come here!” - you can stop and say: “Did you want to ask something? I'm waiting, come and ask." If one of the group comes up and holds out his hand in an ostensible greeting, just ignore it. Stand and look at him confidently. Ask: "Do we know each other?" To which the bully will likely respond, “Don’t you remember me?” Your answer: “Should I? Are you a local celebrity? It's all? I'm off, I'm busy!"
Witty responses to insults will put an end to an unpleasant incident, because the offender did not count on such an outcome. You can even just laugh and say: “Thank you, you made me laugh!” If you can’t get off with a joke, you need to directly indicate to the boor his place, answering with dignity and calmly. Responses to insults can be as restrained as possible, which does not reduce the effect of them. It’s just that offenders often expect that the offended person will sink to their “bazaar” level, and here they are masters! Just don't follow their lead, stay as smart as you are. It is also not necessary to enter into too long dialogues - a concise answer will save you from further communication with an unpleasant subject.
What to respond to an insult or even rather a remark,if it sounded fair to you? You can just ignore it or say: “Thanks for the tip!” Or: “I’ll definitely fix it, thanks!” Do it even if you find it hard to admit you're wrong.
If you didn't immediately find your bearings and didn't find what to answer to the insult, but simply retreated, then you shouldn't reproach yourself later and think over options for what you could say. A person is not a robot, and feelings often take precedence over reason, so do not be upset, just forget. You won't be disappointed next time.
