Feeling inadequate

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Ridiculous Rants Psychologist suggests men are responsible for young guys feeling bad about height Started by jacksplat Psychologist suggests men are responsible for young guys feeling bad about height \ Has to be one of the worst takes I've seen on this subject.	0	695	Sun May 11, 2025 04:31 PM by jacksplat
Heightism Some gentle giants expose their true feelings about shorter men Started by TheMog Some gentle giants expose their true feelings about shorter men There definitely are people out there who feel this way. The last line says it all.	0	653	Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:05 PM by TheMog
Vent Feeling inadequate Started by lilchris [ 1 2 ] Feeling inadequate I really wasn't sure which section to post this under but went with "Heightism" section. At this point I am feeling inadequate, strongly desire to be taller and almost giving up. Up until recently I was more accepting of my height, but yesterday I was at college and this guy picked on me because I am small. Not to say I'm not the only one he picks on, he has been in trouble with teachers before because of his bad behavior. He did this thing on me called "nipple cripple" which means suddenly grabbing someone by the nipples and twisting them. He missed my nipple but left quite a big bruise and it hurt for hours. This guy must be about 5'10" or 11" (a good six inches taller than myself) and I told him if he did it again I would punch him in the face. He responded by saying if I did that he would hit me back 10 times harder. We squared up to each other but it didn't erupt into a fight and he told me to "come back when I'd grown taller". What made me even more angry was the fact that he did what he did because he thought he could get away with it, because I am the smallest kid. He also did it to another guy who is about my size but he took it as banter and was even one of the people laughing at my reaction and saying that I would have lost the fight. After this incident my pride was hurt badly and I strongly wish I was bigger and taller so I could stand up for myself. I knew deep down I would lose the fight. I just want to ask for anyone's advice, how do I deal with a situation like this??? I am kind of a "late bloomer" which might mean I will gain a bit more height before I'm 21, but clearly I'm never going to get near average height. I was extremely short at 15 because I was 4'9 and now I'm not so short but still very short at 5'4.25 at age 18. I might reach 5'6 or 7" at the very most. The fact that I look so much younger than I am also makes me a target for bullies like this. I know people are going to say to walk away from a situation like this, but it's physical abuse and I don't see why I can't give it back. When in pain it triggers a 'fight or flight' response and because I am out of immediate danger chance are I will lash out next time around.	12	6,347	Fri Jul 10, 2015 07:19 PM by Mouse

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