What do you do when someone hurts you repeatedly?

They will help you develop some new techniques and keep you from reacting to new hurts in old ways.

1. Recognize the offense for what it is.
2. Resist the tendency to defend your position.
3. Give up the need to be right.
4. Recognize and apologize for anything you may have done to contribute to the situation.
5. Respond, don’t react.

How do you tell someone they are hurting you emotionally?

5 Steps for Telling Someone They Hurt or Disrespected You

1. Start with why what you want to say is important.
2. Briefly describe what happened that felt hurtful or disrespectful.
3. Say how their behavior made you feel—the impact.
4. Ask for what you need going forward.
5. End by reinforcing why you are making this request.

How do you forgive someone who has hurt you deeply?

Here are eight ways to work on that.

1. Get mad, feel hurt and grieve.
2. Ask yourself whether your anger is constructive or destructive.
3. Don’t worry—you aren’t saying the offense was OK.
4. Practice stress-reduction techniques.
5. Remind yourself why you want this person in your life.
6. Set boundaries.

What happens when you keep forgiving someone?

Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you. Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting or excusing the harm done to you or making up with the person who caused the harm. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.

What happens when you let someone hurt you?

No one can hurt you unless you let them. Hard to believe, as no one actually wants to be hurt but it’s true. When someone hurts us, we are inadvertently letting them have an emotional hold over us. Instead, if someone yells at you, let them yell, it makes them happy!

Is it normal to feel more responsibility when someone hurts you?

When someone hurts your feelings, it’s normal to think one person holds more responsibility than the other person. But, many times, the person who has been hurt can learn to express things in a more assertive way.

Do you feel responsible for someone else’s feelings?

You are not responsible for anybody else’s feelings. If you have done something unknowingly to hurt somebody, ask, talk about it and if need be, apologise. At any rate, you shouldn’t have to guess. They’ll manipulate. If you feel as though you’re the only one contributing to the relationship, you’re probably right.

How do you know when it’s time to stop hurting people?

If your attempts to please aren’t working or aren’t lasting for very long, maybe it’s time to stop. Walk away and come back when the mood has shifted. You are not responsible for anybody else’s feelings. If you have done something unknowingly to hurt somebody, ask, talk about it and if need be, apologise.