The Sensitivities of Being Called a Name

The expression sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me. This expression seems to have first appeared in the early 18 hundreds. It's an expression that seems to be intended as a way of building a form of resilience against being called names. And so many of our actions and go into crafting this narrative to insure that others perceive us the way we want others to perceive us.