Thanks, most of my bullying is family or people close by in the area I live, who I tend to distance myself from as much as possible, I'm always gonna get bullied in some way or other, because of mistakes and choices I made in my life and because of the stigma still surrounding mental health.
I just minimise things, but it's not like I can just tell my family to do one, as things aren't that simple, I can point out that actually I won't accept being treated in that way, stay firm and assertive.
I can report bullying at places like my housing association, mind, or the drug and alcohol centre, but not that I need to very often :)
One way I deal with family bullying is to explain things like you would to a six year old, and make them realise that bullying me for certain things I do, or the way I do them is wrong, I try to teach them empathy, and that they themselves are not perfect, nobody is :)
I also ask bullies how they would like it if I or someone else were to bully them, making them question themselves and their action, I'm also careful not to get too confrontational, as I don't want to be attacked physically :)
So I guess I am pretty strong, although I don't always feel that way :)
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