athenaltena: I think the fact that when I was being bullied as a kid the advice I got amounted to...

athenaltena:

I think the fact that when I was being bullied as a kid the advice I got amounted to “just ignore it” and “don’t let them know it bothers you” contributed a lot to my tendency to avoid my problems and just make them worse and how I have trouble expressing negative emotions.

It’s also just shitty advice in general that puts the responsibility on the victim and does nothing to solve the problem.