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| 2 | Is lifting that important if you have other qualities?In my town when weak guys try this it might pass 2 or 3 times then someone will lift and punch THAT GUY and flatten him and he will never mouth off again. You mean people pick on those smaller and then hit them if they respond to them? | /r/askTRP | 28/03/16 07:01 PM |
| 1 | Is lifting that important if you have other qualities?I agree, at least keep in shape. I think he runs or ride a bicycle, I'm not sure. But he won't lift | /r/askTRP | 28/03/16 06:46 PM |
| 1 | Is lifting that important if you have other qualities?All valid points :) But then what if he meets a guy who is as quick witted at him and ripped so that guy attacks all his insecurities. My guess is that you will always find someone bigger and smarter so the key is to always improve yourself. | /r/askTRP | 28/03/16 05:54 PM |
| 2 | Is lifting that important if you have other qualities?he would be pretty unstoppable. My guess is that lifting is usually the easiest way to start "building" oneself up making it easier for the other aspects to build. | /r/askTRP | 28/03/16 05:43 PM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.The reason the distinction is hard because in order for not reacting to work you have to truly not care. I used to be like that until I ended up with a group of people who has relatively low expectations in life and basically my strong points (intelligence, professional advantages, etc) had no impact. True, I am one of the best at my job in that place but I was stupid enough to restraint myself from dropping bombs at the idiot trying to mock me and now here I am. Yes if he's making others laugh … | /r/askTRP | 25/03/16 07:07 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.I will change man, thanks for the advice. I don't want to defend myself, all I can say is I never pushed certain boundaries because I always thought the best thing is to accept the other guy differences and just be pals. This idiot didn't and decided to do this. I know it's my fault and I know now I should have handled differently. I know also I was not wrong to behave the way because it was a work environment. I will put down his ass now. And I know for sure he's not as popular as he thinks he … | /r/askTRP | 25/03/16 06:27 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.The distintion between not caring and let others walk over you: isnt it hard to distinguish somtimes? Eg, what I said before about him picking on me is true, but he has no authority over me nor the ability to make me do anything nor the power to exclude me from the group. So, is just "making others laugh" a definition of waling over me? | /r/askTRP | 24/03/16 08:28 PM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.Lol, I said small compared to him, not in general. I hit the gym and I lift so that's out of the question. I may consider buying a Thor hammer though XD | /r/askTRP | 24/03/16 06:54 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.Yeah, it sucks I can't use that all the time. He event states that regularly to gain favor in the group: "rockinup" is professionally the best we have, too bad for the rest... stupid condescending asshole... | /r/askTRP | 24/03/16 06:36 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.You're going to have to assert yourself. thanks man. The problem I'm facing is assert myself in a joking environment. That is, assert myself but still be able to joke. This is the problem when someone targets you like this. He makes others laugh at your expense so you telling him to fuck off = you have no sense of humor. And I get that, and I'm all down for it. But when he starts blurring joking with belittling, it gets blurry... how do handle this? | /r/askTRP | 24/03/16 06:30 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.Sounds like typical low self esteem talk. This is what I'm convinced of. I know this is usually what one says when it's being given a hard time by someone, but this is not the case. I knew he had low self-esteem and was insecure inside BEFORE he started doing this. And that's why I never did anything against him directly, I knew myself and I knew what he really was. Now the ass hole tried to use mocking and belittling against me and I still don't say shit. But I'm tired of this. I think I'm gonn… | /r/askTRP | 24/03/16 06:28 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.hahahahaha, c'mon man, a little scientific, but still nice ;) Lol, I pullsed a joke on this jerk I'm talking about involving one of his friend and he completely walked into it. He lashed out at him later on in private. Stupid idiot... XD | /r/askTRP | 24/03/16 06:25 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.You are right, I am small compared to him. Still, you cannot go through life hoping to face off only against those smaller than you so that you can use primal fear at your advantage... | /r/askTRP | 24/03/16 06:23 AM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.I've found two thjngs that worked in the past: 1) mocking him when he's not expecting. Instead of responding to his shit, plain caught him off guard. That makes him stay quite. 2) mock him or dismiss him when he's being serious. That drives him mad and starts lashing out. It's like he cannot tollerate someone mocing his serious speech when he's on to it. The fact is I'm tired of this shit head and I want to mKe him back off no matter what at this point. Hnlike the other guy suggested, I will not… | /r/askTRP | 23/03/16 11:30 PM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.You have a point. One last question please and I'll drop this; when he cuts me down, two things happen: 1) If he's mocking me, they'd laugh 2) id he's being condescending or critical, they'll usually stare and say nothing or tell him to drop it. Is this consistenr with your idea? They don't seem to like him more than me, but maybe I'm wrong. And you can see it in the detached way theyinteract with him. | /r/askTRP | 23/03/16 11:13 PM |
| 0 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.And do what? fight him? like an angry girl? lol | /r/askTRP | 23/03/16 06:35 PM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.I'm going to be honest with you. I've always acted without caring what people think about me. I take chances all the time and I do what I consider is right. Of course I always consider people as people and never shit on them, but I don't let their "disapproval" of my behavior stop me. This guy did not like me one bit. I never shitted on people, I only act the way I want until someone with real authority over me stops me for some reason. If my equal coworker doesn't like what I'm doing with no lo… | /r/askTRP | 23/03/16 06:28 PM |
| 0 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.It's related to how you handle shit tests. If you don't know, learn how. You have a point I guess. Look, I handle shitty behavior by mocking the other person usually, if they try to be smartasses I'm not scared of humiliating the other person, if necessary. This guy however has me in a corner and I don't know why. Maybe it's the fact he ignores me and uses the group against me so I can't respond? I don't know... Also, go lift. I do. I'm short but strong. | /r/askTRP | 23/03/16 06:15 PM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.Lol, I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. When I say he asks me for help I mean I have to do a part of the job because he's incapable of doing it himself. It's basically part of my job, orders come from above, so to speak. If he's incompetent then someone has to do that. However, that's not news, everyone knows where he stands professionally. Don't be surprised when people walk all over you when you allow them to. I agree with this but on the social front. That's what I'm trying to figure out, how to stop… | /r/askTRP | 23/03/16 06:13 PM |
| 1 | I realize I'm at the bottom on our social group and I dont know how to get out.Hey man, thanks. I do bring this onto myself, but not because I'm an ass. The fact is HE doesnt like my behavior so HE takes the liberty to do this. What makes me mad is that the relationship I have with the others is good and it's not affected by this all that much. So my thinking here is that I do not want to change who I am just because an insecure idiot is hammering me all the time. Am I seeing this the wrong way? | /r/askTRP | 23/03/16 05:40 PM |
| 1 | Why do I (guy) feel defensive everytime a guy talks about me with other guys or girls? It doesnt happen if girls do it thoughThanks man, it's more clear now. One question though: if the person I'm talking about is actually determined to keep me down and uses me as a the clown of the group on purpose, even if I don't give a crap about him, aren't you bound to feel defensive? I mean, the reason I ask this is because acting without caring what others think led me to have one guy inside my social group who actually treats me like that, and it's clear. Ignoring hasnt worked, we don't like eachother and he uses me like this… | /r/askTRP | 21/03/16 06:28 AM |
| 1 | Why do I (guy) feel defensive everytime a guy talks about me with other guys or girls? It doesnt happen if girls do it thoughNot being nice actually put me in this situation because a guy I work with thought I should behave accordig to his stupid standards... | /r/askTRP | 19/03/16 08:11 PM |
| 1 | Why do I (guy) feel defensive everytime a guy talks about me with other guys or girls? It doesnt happen if girls do it thoughI know what his problem is. He doesnt like me. He doesng approve of my behavior and because he cant change me he'll use verbal attacks to diminish me in front of other people. I dont care about him either so... Agree and amplify seems to be the only option, right? | /r/askTRP | 19/03/16 08:10 PM |
| 1 | Why do I (guy) feel defensive everytime a guy talks about me with other guys or girls? It doesnt happen if girls do it thoughI'm guessing they do this (especially one of them) because they know I have no problem putting myself out there. The fact is, I never cut down people on personal stuff even though I know I could at any moment if I wanted to. People on the other hand, attack me on personal stuff because they dont like me and I ignore their opinions. | /r/askTRP | 18/03/16 08:42 AM |
| 1 | Why do I (guy) feel defensive everytime a guy talks about me with other guys or girls? It doesnt happen if girls do it thoughThat could be the reason. Maybe it's not about the power guys have over me though. Maybe it's about the power I think guys have over other people. I'm not a suck up so and I'm weird, a combination that makes it easy for guys to try to put me down. could this be? | /r/askTRP | 18/03/16 07:03 AM |
| 1 | Why do I (guy) feel defensive everytime a guy talks about me with other guys or girls? It doesnt happen if girls do it thoughIt would help if you found the root of your problem. I tried really hard, believe me. The fact is I'm not insecure. I like myself. I'm not scared of being embarrassed. I don't care about friendly banter. It's person X making everyone laugh by calling me "stupid" or whatever that gets to me. Why is that? | /r/askTRP | 18/03/16 07:01 AM |
| 1 | Why do I (guy) feel defensive everytime a guy talks about me with other guys or girls? It doesnt happen if girls do it thoughI deal with the same problem. I get angry being the topic of any guys conversation with women. Just work on letting it go. Ok, so whenever someone you see everyday starts talking negatively about you or criticizing you or even insulting you in front of people, you should let it go? | /r/askTRP | 18/03/16 06:59 AM |
| 0 | How common is it for a girl to reject you and some time later start showing sings she actually likes you?ehhhh, man, this is not bothering me and I'm not after her. When I say I have "mixed feelings" I mean I'm not sure what she's doing. I'm having a blast and she's not bothering me so I'm not gonna change for her ;) | /r/askTRP | 30/01/16 07:15 PM |
| 1 | How common is it for a girl to reject you and some time later start showing sings she actually likes you?Free time together, our offices share the same "relax" space, so to speak. We don't work together though. | /r/askTRP | 30/01/16 07:07 PM |
| 1 | How common is it for a girl to reject you and some time later start showing sings she actually likes you?I agree, but I also see that I came off totally wrong :) For her the ideal is that she rejected you, but you still hang around and give her affirmation, time, energy, and other resources. But you don't pester her for sex. I don't. I have to see her, we don't work together but our work teams share the same "free time", so we see each other. But I don't chase her, I don't follow her, man I'm not even attracted to her the way I was before. What you're seeing is NOT an awakening sexual interest. It'… | /r/askTRP | 30/01/16 07:07 PM |
| 1 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?Work/acquintances my friend. We hang out often after work. Any ideas? | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 11:31 PM |
| 2 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?Thank you very much for the valuable advice. Just as I thought ignoring can only work so far. In the end, if I get to experince this everyday (and unfortunately I cant cut ties off) then I'll have to respond one way or the other. | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 11:02 PM |
| 1 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?I guess it depends on how this other guy is doing that. He mocks what I say or what I do just to get a rise. And if I'm not doing something worth mentioning, he'll just throw me into the conversation he's having with someone else just to put me down verbally. And he does it when he's sure I can hear it. Other times he just assumes this attitude of superiority and talks about me like he's my father and I'm his child... I hate that shit. If other people are laughing about it, my own tendency would… | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 08:21 PM |
| 1 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?Still, ignoring works. Not knowing your situation, I'm guessing you're failing at a shit test. He's found your button, and he's pressing on it. Edit: he controls your mood, by making fun of you. Ignoring means you keep your mood - be congruent with your body language. Just say "Weak", and go on doing what you do. Yes! That's exactly what's happening. He tried AMOGing me by talking to me a couple of times in front of others, face to face. That was easy as I just mocked him in return in front of t… | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 08:15 PM |
| 1 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?Thanks for your input man, I appreciate it You need to get to the same level as all the other alphas. This here. I don't want to brag, but I already had. I was one of the tops in our group. But what I found out was that this guy, who was jelaous of me and had a condescending attitude, started the AMOG by talking shit about me to other people when I was around. So I get it, cock-fight is pointless, but ignoring someone when he's attacking you pretending you are not even there made me felt really … | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 06:41 PM |
| 1 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?The best way to get the proper response, IMO, is to actually give no fucks and remember that you're amazing and this other guy is just a punk who doesn't know what he's doing. I'll try that, or better, I'll try to get better at it. Now I know this may not have worked always for me because I used to get emotional very quickly. But what really pissed me off was he making fun of me to other people (girls, people in charge, etc) with me there. So he ignores me, but throws the AMOGing at me at the sa… | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 06:10 PM |
| 1 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?I agree with everything you said man. I may add that the key seems to be to carry on what you were doing completely un-scratched by his shit. But it get's tricky you know, sometimes this crap gets pulled on you when you are not expecting it and you tend to react the wrong way... In the end, isn't there a risk that the AMOGer will eventually ignore your behavior too and just AMOG you to the others? I mean, if I ignore him, he may just not talk to me but completely belittle me to the others when I… | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 06:08 PM |
| 3 | Can ignore an AMOGer really work on your favor?Take the dude aside and tell him he needs to step the fuck off. For some reason I hate this option, but that's me :) I feel like I'm showing how much he get's to me and I feel very vulnerable. Or you could always knock him out in front of everyone, but that doesn't necessarily fly in a workplace setting. Right on the spot. A lot of this usually happens outside of bars where fights may occur :) It's obvious the dude feels threatened by you. You're already in his head. This I'm sure, and I'm also … | /r/askTRP | 24/01/16 06:03 PM |
| 1 | The self-declared "alpha" of the group is tryig to push me outTrue, he can't control how someone acts. But it doesn't mean he needs to change because otherwise his friend is going to punish him like this... Shouldn't he call the other guy on his shit? Like, mind his own business or something???? | /r/askTRP | 03/01/16 03:31 PM |
| 1 | Power play in the officeActually, I'm professionally higher than she is (more talent, knowledge, etc). Socially though? She's more ambitious than I am. And she hates her job. She's nice when it's only the two of us, and never belittles in that situation. She tries to avoid asking me for help, but does it calmly and in a "friendly/sumbissive" fashion when needed. She only throws "putdowns" when there's at least another person in there and mainly when the others are listening to me. And to be honest, up until now the onl… | /r/askTRP | 03/01/16 03:12 PM |
| 1 | Power play in the officeOne last thing, if this was to occur with a guy in the future, will the same strategy apply? Thanks | /r/askTRP | 03/01/16 12:50 PM |
| 2 | Power play in the officeThanks man, I'll do that. I'll stop paying attention to her shit and focus on myself. Honestly, I used to be like that and nothing she could say bothered me. For some reason though, I don't remember when nor why, things changed and her behavior started bothering me and pushing me on the defensive. I think it was her increasingly "condescending" attitude, like she started rising her voice and complaining about me for stuff that didn't really matter but put me in the spotlight as the person she co… | /r/askTRP | 03/01/16 12:27 PM |
| 1 | Power play in the officeI like that. So it's not about countering a single situation, but more about "rising" myself to another level so this stuff won't bother me? Let's say that's the correct way to handle it, wouldn't that put me in a disadvantage each time a situation like this presents itself? I mean, is this group of people lost to me just because I'm dropping any kind of confrontation and kind of "acknowldeging" what this idiot does | /r/askTRP | 03/01/16 11:39 AM |
| 1 | Power play in the officeI get the idea, but ignoring it is giving me a sense of inferiority. I mean, I'm joking around, she throws the putdown from afar, the person I'm talking to and others around turn to her and laugh at what she said. I became: 1) the butt of the joke, 2) she gained some "power" by getting a positive reaction out of other people, 3) she made me lose "power" in our group. If this was made in a joking way, I'd laugh at myself, no problem. She's putting me down though, as she is serious when criticizin… | /r/askTRP | 03/01/16 11:22 AM |
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