I am just like you. I can get hooked by words I find insulting of me or of people and things I care about. But when I view each as a test only for me with myself, and not a competition I must win over the other person, I can already feel the shift in reaction. It’s a beautiful feeling.

How do you unhook yourself from another person’s insulting behavior?

Thanks for the good advise.

I regard people who step out of the acceptable zone as ignorant or arrogant. I may try to deal with ignorance but there is a filter for that too.