How to Deal With Insults

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Being offended can make a person feel powerless. Someone says (or posts) something hurtful, and the sting comes fast. It doesn’t dissipate just because you tell it to.

But there are some ways to control our experience when we feel insulted. One of the simplest is to laugh it off: “This...