How do you get over the feeling that people are laughing at you?
HaveFaith0808
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Oct 14, 2020
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Feeling judged or laughed at by others can make you feel very anxious when talking to people, yet these fears of judgment may not be what they seem. Many people who struggle with these fears often have underlying anxiety about meeting new people or talking to crowds, so it is common for them to feel like they are behind judged behind their back or laughed at. To get over this feeling, you have to be confident in yourself and your ability to distinguish your negative and intrusive thoughts, from your positive ones. If you think people are laughing at you, simply ask yourself why; why would they be laughing at you? What reason do they have? Are you just minding your own business but you feel you are being judged? These thoughts are intrusive and make you feel small and powerless. But you can take the power back by diminishing these thoughts, and thinking that they bring nothing positive to your life, they're just bringing you down. Try to look around you the next time you're in a situation where you're feeling judged. Is anyone even looking at you, or do you just feel the thoughts are only in your head? Take back the power, and maybe talk to friends or family about how you are feeling and if they notice if people are laughing at you too.
Anonymous
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Oct 25, 2020
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When I was certain that people were laughing at me, it made me feel small and sad. It made me feel very lonely. But I learned to not focus on the laughter, perceived or real. Instead, I focused on the things that I could do well. I built up my own confidence in the things I enjoyed and then the laughter did not matter much anymore. They were laughing at the small, insignificant me, not the powerful, confident, awesome me. I like that me much better, and there is not anything more to laugh at.
Sunshine4691
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Nov 21, 2020
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When one experiences the feeling or thoughts that others are laughing at them, its time to take an inventory as to whether or not there is validity to these concerns. No one likes to be the brunt of other's jokes. It's important to ensure that we are seeing value in ourselves as much as being valued by others. This contributes directly to our overall mental health. Once this baseline has been established, its time to start analyzing! Start off with making a chart that has 5 columns. Label the columns as follows: 1. What's happening; 2. Thoughts/Feelings; 3. Evaluate thoughts/feelings; 4. Alternate thoughts/feelings;5. Re-evaluate thoughts/feelings. In the first column you're going to describe the event that led to the unpleasant thoughts or feelings. In column 2, record your thoughts or feeling and rate your belief in them from 0% to 100%. In the third column evaluate the accuracy of the thoughts and feelings. In the fourth column generate an alternative response/thought to the situation and in the fifth column, re-rate the emotion and your belief in the thought from 0% to 100%. This exercise might need the guidance or input of a secondary perspective to begin. The possibility exists of managing these things independently and without the use of the chart. In time, the re-evaluation process can begin to take just moments, before our thoughts and feelings are aligned with a healthy valuing of ourselves and others.
Anonymous
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Nov 26, 2020
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First thing look all around yourself, there are a lot of things to think about. And now look at those people , they also think about other things, according to fact a person have more than 50000 thoughts in a day and if they think about you that much still it's just around 2% of their thoughts. Exactly that Instagram posts , on which 70% posts doesn't even exist, so now you can say let them laugh untill they hurt you physically. Why to care about others when you even not exist. They are laughing but it will disappear with time. You can't go in past, nor in future things which happened in past can't appear again. All things depend on brain command it eventually you will find something great.
Anonymous
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Mar 26, 2021
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I would say that you should try and ignore what is going around you and focus on yourself. People sometimes don't even pay attention to you because they are too busy thinking about their own problems. Also, try and get to the root of WHY you feel as if you are being laughed at. Is there really something that makes you feel as if someone is judging you? Are they looking/making fun of you or just talking amongst themselves/about someone else? Remember that at the end of the day everyone has their own issues and people that bully/make fun of /laugh at other people are going through tough issues in their own life and this is being done as a coping mechanism.
Anonymous
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Apr 18, 2021
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We can't control the things people do around us, even if that mean's they're laughing at us. Remember that the only reason you feel bad about it is because you care what they think. It only makes sense to care what people think because we were born into a society that places a premium on peer validation but really, the only person you ever have to report to is yourself. The sooner you stop giving a damn what they think of you, the sooner you'll feel less unsettled when they laugh. Dont' mind what they end up doing because at the end it isn't worth your time.
cuddlySunshine
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May 26, 2021
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Block them from your mind. If you know them, act like you don't even know who they are. If you do not know them,try to think like how ridiculous would it be for people who don't even know you in the slightest to laugh at you like they know who you are. Or just Laugh with them. Be able to joke about yourself before they do. I'm not saying you should try to be their friend, because they sound like a bunch of assholes, just let them know you won't be their target.They're only wasting their only life being stupid, don't bother wasting yours worrying about meaningless opinions.
dandelionsintheair
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Jun 10, 2021
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I know for a fact, that I am never really paying attention to anything that's not happening to me. So its easy to assume, everybody feels the same way. Nobody cares about anybody else. We only see our own flaws. We criticize ourselves too much. We don't even remember something that happened to someone few minutes ago. Why would anyone else care about what I'm doing or notice anything? There is no reason of laughing. And if something is bothering you about yourself, you need to find out what and why? Is there a valid reason to feel that way? If yes then deal with it, if no then there you have your answer.
MindRoots
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Jul 22, 2021
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People laugh for many reasons, including fear and sadness. When a person thinks that laughter is criticism or judgment, it can affect self-esteem. The term for this experience is 'taking it personally.' Getting over the feeling is a matter of getting over the thinking that produces the feeling first. The easiest way to overcome self-consciousness is a shift in consciousness itself. While I could list several examples, insight has a way of clearing the illusions of self-imposed personalizing better than any advisement or suggestions. suffice to state, you can shift thinking completely once you realize the state is unrealistically inclined. It means that you determine which feelings are considered real or realistic or false and unhelpful to your well-being.
BridgetB
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Nov 3, 2021
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I usually have to remind myself of whether or not my thoughts are based in fact, and then think about how if I'm happy, it shouldn't matter what others think. It's a lot easier said than done, but with practice it does get a bit easier. Sometimes it helps if I think about laughing along with them; sometimes I'm really funny and if I'm making other people laugh, then I'm okay with them having a little bit more joy in their lives, even if it's while laughing at me. Usually this thought process works if I'm feeling more confident in myself.
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