Not every person is ready for a hard and unexpected attack in the form of a verbal insult. However, according to neuroscience and university lecturer Dr. Dean Burnett, there is a very simple answer that will kill even the most darkest aggressor. Just tell him, “Calm, Babi.”
“The effect of insults depends on the same on the recipient as on who lectures it,“Dr. Burnett explained in an interview with the BBC Science Focus.
“Someone says, ‘Your hairstyle looks stupid.’ You answer: ‘Okay, calm down’ Babi. ‘ This will include them in the category of older, fashionable, beyond reality, which disadvantages them. Especially when they can’t be your grandmother at all, because it is a twenty -year -old man, “he said. According to Burnett, such an answer can even trigger laughter and relieve the situation completely.
The scientist has also given other examples that use the same strategy – to turn the words of the attacker against him. “They say, ‘I don’t understand why your attractive partner is with you.’ You answer, ‘Do you want me to explain to you? Crayons? ‘” Another approach is the so -called participation in criticism when one receives the insult and develops it himself. “They say,“ You’re fat! ” You will say, ‘I hope, I have spent enough money for that. “” According to Burnett, these reactions are connected by the main idea: “Not giving a lot of the attacker.”
At the same time, Dr. Burnett pointed out that insults can have a really painful effect. “Criticism and rejection cause activity indistinguishable from physical pain in the brain. Essentially insults hurt, “He added.
