How you've dealt with verbal things

[glockmeister]

Working in a prison, I get plenty of exercize dealing with verbal things. You will be called very name you can imagine ( and even some you can't) get heckled, etc. Most of the time, you are wise just to learn to ignore, or, as some have suggested, laugh back at them, play with them and learn to have fun with it, otherwise, it can mentally drain you if you let it bother you. There are many times there isnt much you can do in that setting. You can't open a man's cell to beat him up because he called you a bad name. Even though you would like nothing better than to bash his face in.

It gives me a lot of skills in dealing with people on the street. You grow thicker skin.

[Existence_is _suffering]

If someone is abusing me I: A. Laugh and agree (Usually whenI'm in a good mood). B. Ignore them. If they continue I look at them with a bored look on my face and ask them "Haven't you finished yet?/ Are you still talking?", have worked most of the time!