How do you handle CRITICISMS?

Criticism - how do you deal with this?
@Greninee (369)
Philippines
November 19, 2011 7:44am CST
Hello guys, How do you handle criticism? Do you get annoyed, hurt or angry? ME? I listen first and understand why he/she is trying to tell me. honestly sometimes I get hurt but if it is for my own good, I accept it by changing my bad attitude and start improving myself as well. How about you? tell us more.;)
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13 responses
19 Nov 11
Actually I am a sensitive people ,you know ,kind of susceptible . When I get this ,I will get to sleep ,when I wake up I will find better and know what to do . There are so many things to handle so we should ignore that . Hope to help you .
@Greninee (369)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
yes, there's nothing we can do unless we give up. Me, too, is a sensitive person but I'm grateful that even though I hurt so easily, I think I am a fighter. Thank God.
@Greninee (369)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
I'm sorry,,what I mean is there's nothing we can't do unless we give up.hehehe
19 Nov 11
Yes ,absolutely . I can not agree more
@wulania (1524)
• Indonesia
19 Nov 11
i was fond of criticizing anyone, anybody when i was at college. but then knew not all of my critics is solutions, even made some problem got worse. the first think we have to do if to rethink about the think/someone we want to critisiez, wheter it will be better or get worse after we give critics
@Greninee (369)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
yes, i get your point.You are saying that before we criticize others, we should think if it will put them down or lift them up.:-)
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
19 Nov 11
Hello... I've always tried to take it in a positive way. But sometimes, it becomes tough. Especially when someone is trying to blame me for nothing. At such times, I lose my temper and let it go.. I can't take it when I'm not wrong!
@Greninee (369)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
yes there are really times that some people would say hurting words even if it is not our fault. We cannot avoid to get hurt sometimes.
• China
20 Nov 11
Hi,when I face this criticisms, I usually ask myself if the problem exist firstly. The most obvious character to be adult is you definitly know who you are from advantage and disadvantage. So it's hard to affect a man who is mature enough by anyone else's opinion.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
Sometimes, it takes time for me to accept criticisms. I feel those three things you said above. I try to listen but it still hurts when I get criticize wrongly. Or sometimes I think it's a wrong kind of criticism. After a while I would realize it's for the good of me and try to work with it.
@Greninee (369)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
Yes, criticism sometimes hurts but the thing we benefit from it is to improve ourselves and to be a better person.
20 Nov 11
If someone criticized me i'll be a on silent mode(-_-)..I'll take my time to think and understand what he or she just said..And i''ll ask myself, "Is that really me? How come that she/ he looked at me that way?"..after that, I'll ask my closest and trusted friend bout it need her opinion..bec. you cannot tell yourself that "thats not me!" or "they didn't know me, I don't care!"..people around us didn't know us more. they're only telling us what they see physically..that is why be careful^_^ with the attitude, be sensitive to people that surounds us..well,we need them to grow and be matured enough! If it hurts so bad, be it! Accept iT! but it doesn't mean you should changed.We'll atleast you already have an idea what they think about you...And its up to you if you'll agree with it and changed or disagree with it and be still. THAT"S ME!
@MandaLee (3764)
• United States
19 Nov 11
Hi, What a great question. I handle criticism with an open mind and a positive attitude. Accepting criticism with graciousness helps me grow and improve and makes me a stronger person in the end. By handling criticism well, people are more likely to be honest and open with me.
@julianmac (396)
• Malaysia
20 Nov 11
Hi, When someone criticizes me constructively, I would take it positively and try to improve myself. It does hurt a bit even though the truth lies within. But if I know that I'm on the right side and the critic is simply trying to piss me off, than I would just brush off and ignore the whole situation.
@vexxus (712)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
I don't usually accept criticism not because I think I am full of myself, In fact I seldom accept them, its just depends on the persons status in the public eye, if the person whose trying to lecture me attain a high respect from our neighborhood I would heed his word, and even seek his advise, but as long as the person seems to be untrustworthy and lots people disrespect him because of his deeds, he is more likely insulting and trying to annoy me. I won't buying his crap.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
20 Nov 11
I accept it and will surely think it over. But I have to admit that this doesn't mean I think there is something wrong with me. I don't agree that criticism has to hurt or it always is for your own good. Although it will make you think, also about the person who is cirticising. I prefer people tell me what they think and I even prefer it more if they also say why they think it's that way. No matter if it's about a common subject or about me as a person or my attitude. Telling the reasons why they think that way seems to be hard to most people. I believe that people who criticise others in a good way are doing this even more to themselves. So they live by high standards and this can be very exhausting too. So annoyed I will only be if people say things that doesn't make sense or make a statement/fact of out it without having any prove about it.
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
Hi Greninee! It depends on the person who gives the criticism and it depends on my mood as well :) Honestly, if I am in a foul mood, I don't handle criticism well. I tend to think that the person who give the criticism is just insulting me. On the other hand, if I am in a good mood, I can handle criticism very well. I see the pointers, the person is telling me and I try to work on those. I think we can feel it whether the person is giving us criticism either to build us or to destroy us. I have learned that no matter what the intention of the criticism is, I need to turn it around and use it to my advantage :) Good day to you!
• Indonesia
19 Nov 11
Accept but not necessarily change. Why, we are ourselves. I myself and others themselves. I will change if it is really good and does not cross my believe. But improving is a must and necessary. We can not stay stagnant.
@Momenly (30)
• Lebanon
19 Nov 11
I tend to listen carefully for the one while he criticizes, and behave as if I don't care in font of him. But after that I keep thinking about what he/she said and what initiated him/her to say so. If I find that the person's criticism was constructive, I continue my relationship normally with him/her, otherwise I only talk when the need demands a conversation.