How can i stop being laughed at because of my height?

Question

Hi um... i'm quite short 4 a guy, about 5" 5 and everyone at my school picks on me 4 it (i go 2 an all boys school), does anyone know how i can get them 2 shut up and also regain my self confidence? Also i like to play basketball and i'm not too bad at it but again i'm too afraid to try out for the team because everyone laughs at me because of my size

Answer 1

i have no idea how old you are but im sure youre still growing but listen all you have to do is not listen to them they shouldnt matter enough to you to get you upset and you shouldnt just not try out for the team because you feel like youre short do it because you want to do it dont let anyone get you down....work with what you have

Answer 2

You can't make people stop picking on you no matter how hard you try. You cannot control other people. However, you can control how you react to it.

Many great people are short. Michael J. Fox springs to mind. He's had a great career and being short has been part of that. Besides there is nothing to say you won't shoot up. My ex-boyfriend said he was short all through high school and then after high school he suddenly had one last growth spurt and shot up to 6 foot.

You need to learn to make your height an asset. You can do that by developing a sense of humor and laughing off their barbs. Find some witty comebacks that will break the tension. If you learn to take things in stride you will find the teasing subsides and those guys who are teasing you now will come to appreciate you more for who you are rather than your height.

As for basketball...if you're good try out for the team.

Answer 3

Who are these horrid people who you're subjected to on a daily basis?

Unfortunately - you can't do ANYTHING about them laughing at you or picking on you. If they are choosing to be jerks - then that is just that - THEIR choice.

What you CAN control is how you react to it. AND - how you feel about yourself. Good grief - height is not something you can change - like weight or hairstyle or attitude. It's just how you are - much like somebody's skin color. You might point that out to them to show them how horrible they are acting - or you might choose to ignore them. Know this: When people pick on others - it is very often about THEM and how they are feeling about themselves. Why would they have a need to belittle you if everything was going great for them. It's about THEM - not your height. And - whatever you do - don't lose your self confidence. I'm sure you have a lot going for you.

One of the stars on my high school basketball team was 5'6" - and he was REALLY a great player. Very fast. He went on to play college ball - and his height was not a problem there either. It never hindered him until the scouts for the professional teams came out - but by then he had a degree in biology - and was after a great career.

Answer 4

There's nothing you can do about it. The only thing you have any control over is yourself. You might grow a little yet before you get out of school, but you need to genuinely accept the way that you are. You just have to, or you will become one of those guys who suffers from little man syndrome. When you are OK with who you are, and you are able to have fun with the people around you, life will be a lot better for you. Develop a quick wit and a sense of humor. Tease back, but do so in the spirit of having fun. Short guys are always going to be teased about their height --- don't let it destroy you.

Answer 5

My best friends boyfriend is a full head shorter than her and not that much taller than me (I'm 5') She's willing to plan her graduate school around him. How many guys have a girlfriend who is willing to alter what graduate school she goes to for their relationship.

Practice hard, try out for the team, I don't know basketball but wasn't there one black guy who was relatively short who could beat a lot of the guys. I live in the Carolina's and he's on a Charlotte, NC credit union commercial all the time.

Answer 6

Some of the most successful men happend to not be very tall.
It is more important to be tall on the inside.
Carry yourself like you own the joint.

Since you are still in school, it is possible that you have hit what is called a "growth plateau"... and you will probably shoot up a little taller before you hit age 20. I think you stop growing by age 25.

Answer 7

are ur parents short? because they're its a pretty good indication of the height you'll be as an adult. I feel really sorry for you beause if there's one thing you can't change about yourself is your height.
Try taking it as a joke, it won't be easy but don't go off in a strop or get annoyed - people will only pick on you more. there's a guy in my class (aged 14) who is really really short but he's still popular. everyone thinks he's really cool bcos he takes is size as a joke. it's hard I no but give it a go!

Good luck with growing!

Answer 8

Work on your point guard skills, get on the basketball team and kick some a** doing it. They'll stop laughing at you when you show them what you can do.

Don't worry about the jerks who laugh at you anyway - it really is their insecurities showing. A guy who was secure about himself wouldn't waste his time making fun of someone else.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Hi, you know you can't do anything about that until you accept it. They ones who are laughing are petty... and can sense you are sensitive about your height. Once you can overcome how you feel... accept it and that confidence will then translate into not caring what others think... they will then stop when they see it no longer bothers you.

Answer 10

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