Have you reached a point in your life where you don't allow people to hurt you?

I am happy with the place I am. I have reached a point where I have sort of a shield and actually isolate myself from situations that might allow people open access. I can't say that I am impossible to be hurt...I don't know if we ever really reach that point..but I do make it very hard for those that mean me harm

Yes I have . However life does have lots of little surprises.(nasty)

I don't think it's healthy to be cold, hard or insensitive. I am generally all three though. I don't like people getting close to me at all - to the point where it prevents me from meeting new people and dating guys. I just don't like being vulnerable. I think you have to be somewhat sensitive to be happy in life. It seems like a catch 22, to be happy, you have to open yourself up to hurt. But that's how I think it works. I just wish I could do it.

Yes. I hate hearing anything that hurts me. So I try to avoid seeing people who I expect will say something that will give me a bad feeling.

I don't think I will ever reach the point where I won't get hurt. I am too emotional and sensitive for that. I am soft and it is very easy for me to get hurt. It is just so that when a person has hurt me I don't strike back but keep my silence. However,I tend to lose whatever affection or respect I have for the person. Being hurt drives me away.

a few years back i took a few hard blows from my so called 'friends', it resulted in me pulling myself from the world and become more unaffected by peoples actions. unless a person's action phisically effects me i dont let it effect me. over time this has worked out for my advantage. a life with out the worry for others is a easier life. however when matters come down, those that are close to me do often see me as heartless or cold. even though i dont mean to be. me personally i dont see it as being cold or heartless. i see it as concentrating my concerns on the things that matters to me, since it is my life that i am living, not theres neither are they living mine.

I am a very sensitive person, when people ignore me I get very hurt. When people call me names I sometimes get hurt. I am always loosing friends and I never replace them. Don't worry, it is just a natral thing that people do get offended, its human nature, and when people are rude, it is a quick response to have hurt feelings. As much as we don't want to be hurt we can't help it. I am in the same situation. I cannot help but to get hurt feelings, not mainly over name calling, but being mistreated. I may look at this another way, in the way of who cares what other people think of me. If you can get yourself to put that in your head you may not get so offended. It helps me when people apoligize, it makes my feelings feel better too.

I'm not quite sure what phase you're talking about. We'll get hurt wherever we are in life. Even old people get hurt, and avoiding circumstances that might hurt us, but also benefits, like loving someone is pathetic. Accepting that being hurt in life is better than avoiding getting hurt.

I understand your desire to strengthen yourself of not allowing others to hurt you emotionally. If that's what you want, then I would recommend to you the book of Stephen Covey, "7 Habits of Highly Effective People". You'll from there how not to allow others to hurt you, effectively.

It is very difficult for human beings to attain that state as all are bound by various desires. But everyone can try to attain that state and gradual progress is possible. Various ways for it is explained by Lord Buddha. Though I am trying for it, the progress is very small. Still that small progress brought considerable peace in my life.

I'm not sure that I'll ever reach the phase in my life where what others say or do something (or don't do) to hurt me doesn't have an effect on me. I am a very sensitive person and try to be strong in life but there are many people and many situations in your life where something is bound to hurt you or have a negative effect on you. You cannot avoid it but I also have a strong support system who is always there for me and help you overcome the feeling of getting hurt by others...