How To Cope With Being Teased

  • July 22, 2009
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Your parents tell you to just ignore it, but sometimes it takes more than that to handle being teased.

You Will Need

  • Resolve
  • Poise
  • A feeling of self-worth
How To Cope With Being Teased: Show them up

Step 1: Show them up

Show them up. Most teasers rely on humor that’s rarely funny and almost always pathetic. So the next time a would-be tormentor tries to make you feel bad, roll your eyes and call the fool out on their lame joke. Something simple like, “Really? That’s intended to be funny, right?” can shut someone up at least briefly.

How To Cope With Being Teased: Channel your rage

Step 2: Channel your rage

Don’t give your teaser the satisfaction of making you cry. Instead, channel your anger productively, through art, sports, or music.

How To Cope With Being Teased: Learn to talk trash

Step 3: Learn to talk trash

Learn how to trash talk like a pro. You might not be strong enough to take your teaser on physically, but you can certainly learn how to verbally judo flip him or her.

How To Cope With Being Teased: Kill ‘em with kindness

Step 4: Kill ‘em with kindness

Try this trick: respond to their insults and taunts with compliments and charm. This won’t just take all the fun out of teasing you—it will confuse the hell out of them.

If you’re a girl and your teaser is a boy, it’s possible said boy is stuck in the pre-pubescent mentality that “girls are icky but also kinda cute so I’m gonna repress my confusion by being relentlessly obnoxious and hope that she’ll kiss me.” That ought to make you feel better, albeit nauseous.

How To Cope With Being Teased: Talk to someone

Step 5: Talk to someone

If the teasing is particularly nasty and/or you feel threatened, there’s no shame in speaking to your mom, dad, teacher, or counselor.

How To Cope With Being Teased: Be proud

Step 6: Be proud

Remember that you’re awesome. Maybe the kids tease you because you love science or you wear pink Chucks. What do they know? People who are considered nerdy or different are often the ones who change the world—just look at Bill Gates.

About 30% of U.S. teens are involved in bullying in some way, either as a bully or as a victim.

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Comments (7)

PoLaR

Oh wow, I thought this video was about something else lol, ";teased"; should be replaced with ";bullied"; :P

over 2 years ago by PoLaR

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HeatherM

Awesome video! Cute and hilarious!

over 2 years ago by HeatherM

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devamack

I will present it to my students as a video resource for social cognition.

over 2 years ago by devamack

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hairaddiction

Thankyou. I am 11 and I always get teased. I hope this will work!

7 months ago by hairaddiction

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takingcare

You are right about ignoring is not always the best remedy. That's what I did as a kid, and it just made me more withdrawn with low self esteem. Good advice here.

about 1 year ago by takingcare

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KittyPuppyLoverGurl

I get teased too but DON'T GET IN TO IT or it will get worse and your life will be hard :(

4 months ago by KittyPuppyLoverGurl

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