You all may have heard of the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me”. I remember when I first read it, I thought to myself, whoever wrote this is really trying hard to act tough, ofcourse words hurt just as much. You can't compare pain just because it's caused by different things. Words have the power to damage one's self esteem and keep it damaged for a long time. You can give someone a thousand compliments and all it takes is one bad comment to make them doubt themselves. This is not a problem with negative thinking, this is a case of people knowing that people can fake being nice so the horrible comments must be a reflection of what's on their mind.
Words stick like glue, they break you like a hammer and they hurt you like a knife. Words can be nectar or they can be poison. Words can be your saviour or they can be your killer. Words can be medicine or a destructive weapon. You can actually do a lot more long term damage with words than with the fist. Physical wounds can be surgically treated however emotional wounds, they can take years and sheer will power to be treated.
That being said, those of you who have had your self worth attacked by someone you love, those of you who have been told that you're not good enough or you're burdensome or have been disrespected and called names, don't let those words bring you down. You have to fight it!!! Don't give others the power to make you suffer. Don't give others the power to define who you are. Don't give others the power to determine your self worth. Do not let others define your happiness. Most importantly do not become like them. Don't stoop down to their level, it just invites more negativity into your life. It's not cool or badass to insult someone, if anything it's embarrassing, it's vulgar, it's immature, it makes people lose respect for you. You can put someone in their place without swearing at them or insinuating that they're undeserving of love. Just call them out on their wrongdoings, tell them you don't have time for their negativity and cut ties with them. Show them you deserve way better by cutting them out of your life and do what makes you happy.
Words have power yes but so does your actions. If you're about to get bombed what do you do? You evacuate. Just do that. Remove yourself from the situation and rebuild yourself. It will take time but you will build calluses against it all. You'll become stronger and happier.
Those of you who still think that it's ok to verbally attack someone…. Do you guys remember Amanda Todd?
https://youtu.be/M5kVwW92bqQ?si=ldDnMTz4zu1nk1xI
Click on the link (or copy and paste the link) to watch the video to see the power your words can have.
Love,
Akshi
Love this so much!!