system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do words hurt?

I've just been thinking about it, and I'm genuinely curious why people can be so affected by them, is there an actual reason our brains take a nasty insult worse than a punch?

And also why some people can easily shrug off insults, where it can completely break others.
gpt
Human are a social species. How others perceive us is very important to our future success and well-being. So, discovering that someone disrespects you is a somewhat serious problem. It's not the words themselves, it's what they imply about your status.