6 Ways To Stop Taking Things So Personally (Especially When You’re a Person)
It’s not all about you! …Or is it?
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is extra painful when you take things personally. It’s only natural to assume that others are thinking about and responding to you much of the time. This doesn’t mean you’re narcissistic or selfish. It’s a common thinking error that leads to taking things personally when they aren’t. The good news is that what other people say or do isn’t really about you! You can learn to untangle your thinking and stop taking things so personally.
People who take things personally tend to make these three assumptions:
1) Others are thinking about them all the time.
2) Other people’s thoughts about them are nearly all negative and judgmental.
3) Others are intentionally hurtful or the world is against them.
They assume that if someone says something negative to them, it’s because they’ve done something wrong, offensive, or stupid. Seriously, people aren’t thinking about you as much as you think. We are all busy thinking about and responding to our own internal…
