People don't realize how much their comments affect you because they really aren’t too concerned over you. They are far too busy thinking about themselves. People are worried about what others think of them. They have no clear idea about how you feel because they aren’t you. So when they say or do something that stings, they have little to no idea how much it actually gets to you…unless you show them with words or actions.

Even more importantly people use teases and taunts to get a laugh. They think what they say is funny on some level, which means you can join in on the joke if you know how.

You can’t fake finding them funny. You have to get to an inner place of being able to laugh at yourself authentically.

Before I explain how to work this out inside yourself, I must say turning teasing and taunting into a joke is natural bec ...