Everyone in school thinks I am bitter. How can I change their minds?
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You can't. But, hey - that's okay! All that should really matter is how you think of yourself. Trying taking a week and really focus on the things you say and how you act around people. Then, if you truly see yourself in the mirror as being bitter than you can now properly make the change since you acknowledge it in yourself and know that's not who you are.
From there, the first thing is to remember that a bitter person is not who you are. The next thing to do is simply try not talking for a week unless you absolutely have to. This will be difficult, but as you gradually build impulses to respond to people around you, it will allow you to limit the negative responses that you deem unworthy of who you really are.
But always remember, you are what you do and what you say - not what someone else thinks.
We all want to be liked and appreciated for our many talents, our ferocious intelligence, our good nature, our sparkling personality.
But when we start to rely on what other people think of us, and we make their opinion pivotal to our success, we get into trouble. We start tailoring our lives to fit the expectations of others, and from there it's a vicious cycle.
Remember, most people aren't paying much attention. People spend more time thinking about themselves than thinking about others. If they're expressing an opinion about your life, it's probably not something they've given much thought to but just a passing thought.
Another person's opinion is often based not on your beliefs and behavior but on theirs. What's good for them may be terrible for you, or vice versa. Be who you want to be from your own perspective.
Stop asking people what they think of you. Stop worrying about their opinions--especially if they're critical, unsuccessful or unhappy. Most of the time, the negative feedback is coming from negative people.
It's impossible to live up to everyone's expectations, so don't burn yourself out trying to do so. Please yourself and let the rest fall where they may. Some people may dislike you. That's OK.
The bottom line is we truly have this one life and life is short. Do you really want to spend even a few precious moments of that time worrying what other people think? To live a life where others tell you what you want? Or should you decide for yourself who we are and what you want and how you plan to go out and get it?
Take care!
Show them your true self, It doesn't matter who you are or what people think. You know who you are and that is what matters the most. When you stop caring about what people think and when you start caring about your self more people will think you are amazing and brave and immaculate. I also had a similar thing in my high school. Everyone hated me and no one talked to me. I felt very sad and cried for months. I finally figured it out that you have to care about yourself first rather than what others think about you. It helped me so much that I found myself and everyone loved me afterwards.
talk calmly with everyone, share food, smile to everyone on every new day, remember to appreciate good deeds, help everyone and speak those words only which you yourself like to hear. once we started to appreciate good deeds and helping the fellow, everyone love you. plus when you say something in polite manner, by using please in front of any sentence, people love to talk to you and help you as well. so to change someones mind, we have to feel our mind with gratitude, happiness and good thoughts + lots of positive vibrations which we transform to others
Anonymous
May 16th, 2021 7:10pm
You can evaluate maybe why they think that. Is it reasonable for them to think that or have you really done nothing wrong. Self-awareness is key. At the same time, you can't always control what people think and what people do. Focus on yourself and bettering your own attitude. When you do that from within, then most likely everything else will fall into place and people will see that you are a good person. Maybe not everyone will change their minds, but that is not something you can control at that point. Just remain being your positive self and everything else will fall into place.
Anonymous
June 11th, 2022 2:28pm
Changing someone's mind isn't as easy as you may think. They may think that you are bitter because of how you present yourself. Do you act a certain way or speak to people in a way that may make you seem bitter?
Some things to try are moderating your behavior to make you a better person. Be kinder, be different. Based on the question, I bet you'd rather be seen as a different person than a bitter person.
Moderating your behavior can create positive habits, too. It could also help you meet new people.
Hope this helped, take care!!
Good luck.
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