<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # An insult does not have to threaten your... > An insult does not have to threaten your self-esteem; it can inform you. If the insult is untrue, it tells you something about the other person’s perspective or pain, and if it is true, it shows you something about yourself that you have not yet been brave enough to acknowledge. Either way, the way you respond reveals what is still unresolved inside you. **Source:** [[livestreams/Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Workbook|Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An insult does not have to threaten your self-esteem; it can inform you. If the insult is untrue, it tells you something about the other person’s perspective or pain, and if it is true, it shows you something about yourself that you have not yet been brave enough to acknowledge. Either way, the way you respond reveals what is still unresolved inside you.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-insult-threaten-self-still-unresolved-inside ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->