The thing about this life is, people cannot curate how others should act towards them. Sometimes, people are forced to tell others on how to act in order not to make them uncomfortable. Imagine how audacious that is. I mean, it is fine to express the discomfort but to what extent? They may or may not listen. And if they do not, what happens next? Is the discomfort going to last forever? No! One would have to eventually find a way out. This is where or how one gains strength emotionally.
The art of having to condition oneself regardless of the external activities happening. It is hard, but one cannot go through life, expecting everyone to act right. That is like a utopia, quite unreal.
People have to create a space where, when others decide not to act right or not, the choice still remains to be good personally. Basically, that is all that matters, because that person will be swinging like a pendulum when there is a want to control the narrative