Cameron Gibson, R.C.C.

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Men's Mental Health Expert

Cameron Gibson is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in Vancouver, British Columbia. Cameron specializes in working with men to support their struggles with anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, and developmental disabilities. He holds a BA in Psychology from Carleton University and an MA in Counseling Psychology from the City University of Seattle. Cameron is also the Program Director for Manifest Wellness, a men's mental health clinic, where he works to destigmatize mental health support for men and increase access to counseling.

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I've been bullied and it hurts what should I do?
I would add that I find that people who bully or tease other people are often trying to elicit a specific response from them, so you get the best result by providing the opposite response. If someone is teasing you, they want to see you get angry; they want to see you get upset.

So, what I often advise people to do is take a couple of deep breaths and smile in the face of teasing or be silent in the face of teasing—something that shows that that person is not eliciting the response they want and, therefore, doesn't have power over you and your emotional response to any event in any moment. Inevitably, if they're not getting the response they want, they'll probably move on.

Then, I agree that it's important to get support by talking to someone you trust. There'll be a family member or a teacher, someone that can help you.
what is the best thing to do when someone is being rude to you?
I find that people who bully or tease other people are often trying to elicit a specific response from them. The best result is to provide the opposite response that they're trying to elicit. So, if someone is rude to you or teasing you, they want to see you get angry; they want to see you get upset. So, take a couple of deep breaths and smile or be silent in the face of teasing, because it shows the bully that they're not eliciting the response they want and, therefore, they don't have power over you and your emotional response.

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