Being teased by a colleague
Don’t waste your energy analyzing what your aggressor’s motivation is. Avoid your aggressor to minimize the insults. Pretend you didn’t hear it at all or change the subject to something off topic. Keep your cool and stay grounded when you are being tease, even if it hurts. Be assertive with the aggressor about how his or her insults affect you. Use a firm tone and explain why you are not okay with their teasing. Use humor to diffuse a tense situation, disarm the aggressor, and undermine the insult.