Is anyone out there easily offended?

[Luxy]

For myself, I do not get offended by a persons language, or how they go into details about something they did on the weekend..stuff that most people would get offended by ie say how someone beat someone up or how they had sex. But when it comes to being criticised about something i have done or myself then the shackles go up! Mind you I am alot better today than I used to be. I have learn that not all criticisim is negative, there is constructive criticisim that you need to better yourself or the work you are doing, but when i was younger I would hear any form of criticisim and then bottle it up inside to only explode at a later date. I have a real issue with confronting people..it scares me to death. I have been getting better with that too as I learn to deal with my SA in a positive manner.

I just gotta keep thinking that only good can come out of this. They are not purposefully trying to hurt me, only help me. And when someone is out to just hurt me, then I just like to try and think that they are just jealous and this is just their way of trying to bring me down.

 

[Kinetik]

I'm becoming thicker skinned with the years, but when I was in my teens it was especially bad. I hated criticism on anything I produced - whether it was an essay at school or anything else that involved some sort of labour on my part. Nowadays I see it as constructive and try to incorporate other people's ideas and suggestions into whatever I do because I feel that the ultimate result will be better for it. It's not always easy though, especially when you take pride in what you've accomplished by yourself.

 

[Remus]

I wonder if this goes hand and hand with SA.

I don't see it as a SA trait, maybe something else? Should be worth exploring

 

[Fighter86]

Yes, I am very very easily offended, especially if I am criticized by the opposite sex. Even if its not criticism, but just general suggestions, I HATE it, though normally, I just laugh it off, but in actual reality, I would remember the said comment for an extremely long time to come, in fact, I almost never forget things guys say to me that I find offensive, and I get offended easily.