It depends how thick is your skin.

The comments that get under mine are the ones that are based on my vulnerabilities, that cut to the core, that completely demean my character, that give me no good options and are said to make me feel bad about myself and hopeless.

It also depends on from whom the comment came. If it was someone who supposedly cares for me or from a professional I went to for help, then I will let it get to me. I obsessively ruminate over it. I don’t believe someone who truly cares for you would EVER say such an insulting, disparaging comment. So they are phoney liars with their professed affection and are truly haters in disguise. That’s why it bothers me. Plus, I reflect as to whether it is true and I am truly as bad as they say.

After these people have shown their true colors and hurt me, I keep away from them. I don’t feed them ammunition to use against me. I don’t ever trust them again. If I am truly not that bad person they paint me to be (which I am sure I am not), then I won’t set myself up to let them hurt me again. I have just gotten up and walked out now. Nothing comes of it. The person doesn’t care that I walked out. They don’t really care about me.

As for regular folks in the street who might say something obnoxious (which has hardly ever happened to me, if at all), I would just think they were POS and walk away. They don’t even deserve a response, just get to safety.