Why Online Attacks Make You Defensively Close Your Mind 🧠 #Shorts

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]72% of people get hurt by online attacks on their identity at least weekly. Your identity is under attack online and it makes you feel hurt and angry. People are mean on the internet and it's like a punch in the gut. Studies show that mean comments online can hurt our feelings and make us doubt ourselves. Imagine you see a mean comment on social media saying you're not good at something.

[00:00:21]This makes you feel like hiding and not listening to other ideas or opinions.

[00:00:25]Here's what nobody says. Your brain's alarm starts to ring and it becomes a bodyguard for your identity. This makes you close your mind to new ideas and perspectives like putting your hands over your ears. What would you add to this? Tell me.