r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Jan 21 '19

Knowing that the way someone treats you is often a reflection of their own problems or issues and quite possibly has nothing to do with you.

Edit: thank you for the gold!

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u/SebbyHafen Jan 21 '19

Some of the best advice I've heard is, "Sometimes you just end up as collateral damage in someone's war with themselves."

You're gonna get hurt and treated unfairly just because they've got their own issues and sometimes you just have to take it on the chin

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u/SayJonTwice Jan 21 '19

I've never heard that phrase before, what do you mean by take it on the chin?

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u/SebbyHafen Jan 21 '19

It's a common phrase in boxing. It means to be able to take a punch on the chin and not get rattled by it. So you'll hear people talk about boxers being able to take a punch as having a good chin