Two things happened involving me last night and I’ve been brooding about them ever since and letting them dictate my low mood. My friend says I need to stop taking things so personally. Why do I have such a hard time doing this? This constantly happens to me. Sometimes i effectively don’t take things personally but it’s hard to when someone’s said something really terrible about a group of people your included in or had taken out anger on you. I guess the DBT STOP skill would be effective here. But it doesn’t seem to stop the intense emotional onslaught. Some people seem to have this thick skin and easy way to brush things off which I don’t have. I’m not sure how to get that. The most effective way I have made this stop happening is to isolate myself from people in real life and online. If I’m in my own little bubble then nothing can touch me. But I don’t want to live my life all alone. I’m really dammed if I do or dammed If I don’t because I feel suicidal when I’m alone and I feel suicidal because of the intense emotions. How do I find a place where I’m not suicidal?