{"id":10022,"date":"2026-01-17T10:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/?p=10022"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:35:35","slug":"i-get-angry-and-sad-as-my-friends-are-teasing-me-and-calling-me-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/i-get-angry-and-sad-as-my-friends-are-teasing-me-and-calling-me-names\/","title":{"rendered":"I get angry and sad as my friends are teasing me and calling me names."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Question :<\/strong> I get called \u201cpiggy\u201d and \u201cchubster\u201d by my classmates. I used to laugh along but now I am starting to get angry and sad. I don\u2019t want to meet my friends after school in case they tease me again. I don\u2019t want to tell my parents because they\u2019ll get worried or discuss it with my friends\u2019 parents. MyTalker , 14-year-old<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dear MyTalker,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes friends don\u2019t even realize that what they are saying or doing counts as bullying, and that probably makes you feel a little alone. Nobody deserves to be picked on, and there are a couple of routes you could take in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Brief:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remember you\u2019re more than a number and ignore those bullies<\/li><li>Confidently tell the bullies to back off with the comments<\/li><li>Share your situation and feelings with someone you trust \u2013 two heads are better than one!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to understand how to do the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One \u2013&nbsp; ignore the comments. Not only would ignoring them hopefully make them run out of steam, but it also gives you a tool to cope with difficult situations down the line. Of course, this takes cultivating patience and repeating the affirmation \u201cI am good enough as I am\u201d to yourself to help build that confidence. Do you think you could do this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second route you could take is to stand up for yourself. Are there one or two friends in your class who might understand if you talk to them? If they knew how&nbsp;you felt, they might stop teasing you, which may have a ripple effect on the others. Simply starting the process of change by confiding in another person will build confidence in yourself. So dig deep within and find that spark of conviction &#8211; and if you can\u2019t seem to find it at that moment, fake it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third- It might just be easier to lean on to some support. Just like you reached out to us, maybe you can find a cousin or a teacher to share your burden with, and work together on building ways to cope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this helps, if you have any other query do connect online for chat between 8 am &#8211; 8 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expert MyTalk India<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question : I get called \u201cpiggy\u201d and \u201cchubster\u201d by my classmates. I used to laugh along but now I am starting to get angry and sad. I don\u2019t want to meet my friends after school in case they tease me again. I don\u2019t want to tell my parents because they\u2019ll get worried or discuss it [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[187],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bullying-and-harassment-expert-advice"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10023,"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022\/revisions\/10023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytalkindia.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}