Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

People overreact to insults. Especially online. One moment they're feeling okay. Then something is said by a complete stranger and, "oh noes, my poor ego, that bastard made me feel bad". But it's a fallacy. Your reaction to the comment made you feel bad. Not the other person. Someone calls you fat, ugly, skinny, stupid, whatever, maybe it's true, but who cares? The world you were happy in a few moments ago before the comment was made is just the same. The sea still smells the same, birdsong still sounds the same, the sun's still blazing away, your pet still looks adorable, who cares if someone insulted you. But you lose all perspective. You need to reaffirm the self. Convince yourself you aren't fat or stupid or ugly. Haha. But there's no bloody self anyway. And besides, if there are people who like us and praise us, there must be others who dislike and insult us. They go together. To expect one but not the other is madness.