I suffer from depression and trauma. When I feel mistreated, I let my temper flare up. I'm tired of this. I'm tired of letting rude, awful people get the better of me and letting them poison my mind. I know I'm gonna cross paths with an terrible person---that's a given. I just don't want to give them my energy anymore. I don't want to give them the satisfaction of seeing me hurt and upset. I want to act like their treatment of me doesn't faze me. If someone acts condescending or contemptuous, I want to ignore them. I have no interest in being provoked any longer.