Let’s say I made fun of you for having rainbow coloured hair. Would that affect you? No it wouldn’t - because you DO NOT have rainbow coloured hair (if you do in fact have rainbow hair, pick a different colour and reconsider this thought experiment). In fact, we might find it funny or ridiculous that someone would try making fun of us for such a thing - especially as it is not who we are, or remotely close to it!
Why Criticism Feels Painful and How We Can…
Let’s say I made fun of you for having rainbow coloured hair. Would that affect you? No it wouldn’t - because you DO NOT have rainbow coloured hair (if you do in fact have rainbow hair, pick a different colour and reconsider this thought experiment). In fact, we might find it funny or ridiculous that someone would try making fun of us for such a thing - especially as it is not who we are, or remotely close to it!