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✨ When someone likes to make us small☄️

Everyone must have had a good moment, and someone's words or gestures made us feel smaller than we actually were.

Whether it's comparing, making us look inferior, or acting like we're worth less than others?

The feeling at that time was sore.

It's like we've been stripped of our values, even though in our hearts we know, "We're not as bad as he says," or why am I busy with mine?

💭 Why would he make us so small?

Most of the time, someone chooses to press someone.

Often because he himself feels insecure within his heart.

Making us smaller

So that's how he used to make himself "look bigger."

So what happened is not our truth.

But more of a reflection on his problems. 🙂

🌱 How to deal with feelings

I want to tell everyone to think it's a people's problem, not ours.

1. Separate words from our identity

Tell yourself, "This is what he thinks, not our truth." Let's draw a line between our thoughts and his thoughts, and we'll obviously see that this is his own problem.

2. Don't rush to prove yourself

We were not born to please everyone or appreciate us, but we are confident and proud of what is enough.

3. Focus on what makes us confident

Write down what we are good at, what we are proud of.

When you find heartbreaking words, you have "proof in your heart" to confirm yourself.

4. Set boundaries if necessary

If he's close, tell him politely, "I'm not comfortable hearing this."

Communication is to protect our hearts, too.

💌 Finally, don't forget...

We're not really getting smaller from anyone's words.

Our values have never been diminished.

Just because someone chooses to look at us like that

We are still us, people who are always meaningful and valuable. ✨

# lemon 8 diary

# Mind power

# Positive thinking changes life

# Lemon8

2025/9/2 Edited to

... Read moreถ้าคนที่ทำให้เรารู้สึก “ตัวเล็ก” คือเพื่อน บางทีมันยิ่งเจ็บกว่าเดิม เพราะเราคาดหวังความเข้าใจจากเขา ฉันเคยเจอสถานการณ์ที่เพื่อนชอบแซวแรงๆ ต่อหน้าคนอื่น เช่น “แค่นี้ก็ทำไม่ได้เหรอ” หรือชอบพูดเทียบว่าใครเก่งกว่าใคร ตอนแรกฉันพยายามหัวเราะกลบเกลื่อน แต่พอกลับบ้านมันหน่วงมาก เหมือนความมั่นใจถูกหั่นทีละนิด สิ่งที่ช่วยได้จริงคือ “แยกให้ชัดว่าเขาเป็นเพื่อนแบบไหน” เพราะคำว่าเพื่อนไม่ได้แปลว่าเขามีสิทธิ์พูดอะไรก็ได้ ลองสังเกต 3 แบบนี้ค่ะ 1) เพื่อนพลาดแต่พร้อมปรับ: เขาอาจพูดไม่คิด แต่ถ้าเราบอกแล้วเขาขอโทษ/ระวังขึ้น แบบนี้ยังพอคุยกันได้ 2) เพื่อนที่ชอบเหนือกว่า: เวลาคุยต้องมีคนแพ้คนชนะ ชอบกดเพื่อให้ตัวเองเด่น ต่อให้เราบอกก็ยังวนซ้ำ 3) เพื่อนที่ไม่เคารพขอบเขต: เราพูดชัดแล้วแต่เขายังทำ เหมือนทดสอบว่าเราจะยอมได้แค่ไหน ถ้าอยากลองคุยแบบไม่ปะทะ ฉันใช้ประโยคสั้นๆ ที่ตรงและสุภาพ เช่น - “เรารู้สึกไม่โอเคเวลาโดนพูดแบบนั้น โดยเฉพาะต่อหน้าคนอื่น” - “ถ้าจะติ ช่วยบอกแบบแนะนำได้ไหม เราจะรับได้มากกว่า” - “เรื่องนี้ขอไม่คุยเล่นนะ มันกระทบความรู้สึกเรา” อีกอย่างที่สำคัญคืออย่ารีบพิสูจน์ตัวเองให้เพื่อนเห็นคุณค่า เพราะยิ่งเราวิ่งตามคำยอมรับ เราจะเหนื่อยและเสียศูนย์ง่าย ฉันชอบทำ “ลิสต์หลักฐานความเก่งของตัวเอง” ไว้ในโน้ต เช่น งานที่ทำสำเร็จ คำชมจากคนอื่น ทักษะที่พัฒนา แล้วอ่านซ้ำตอนโดนกดใจ มันช่วยดึงตัวเองกลับมาได้เร็วมาก สุดท้าย ถ้าคุยแล้วเขาไม่เปลี่ยนจริงๆ การตั้งระยะห่างไม่ใช่ความใจร้าย แต่คือการปกป้องใจเรา อาจเริ่มจากลดการแชร์เรื่องส่วนตัว ลดการเจอแบบตัวต่อตัว หรือเลือกอยู่กับเพื่อนที่ทำให้เรา “เป็นเราได้เต็มๆ” มากกว่า เพื่อนที่ดีไม่จำเป็นต้องชมเราตลอด แต่ควรเป็นคนที่พูดแล้วเรายังรู้สึกมีคุณค่า ถ้าความสัมพันธ์ทำให้เราตัวเล็กลงตลอดเวลา เรามีสิทธิ์เลือกความสบายใจของตัวเองค่ะ

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