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Mental Health Support

elleng

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3. 'Ignore' is often the best tactic,

Reply to hunter (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 12:10 PM

Mar 2015

and I implement it frequently.

'Walking away' was a tactic recommended to my younger daughter by a psychiatrist, as she was (and still is, at the age of 26!) bullied (emotionally) by her older sister (and her father/my husband at the time.) Of course they then (and the older still does, 15? years later) complain that she's walking away! I'm glad she practiced it then, and she still does.

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Bad times in Latest Breaking News and General Discussion... [View all] hunter Mar 2015 OP

I know... Tom_Foolery Mar 2015 #1

sigh. i know. mopinko Mar 2015 #2

'Ignore' is often the best tactic, elleng Mar 2015 #3

"Liberal tolerance' doesn't extend to the mentally ill doncha know? HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #4