How can I stop allowing people to take my peace away from me?

Good afternoon Z, and thank you so much for your question. 

As for your question, there are several things that may be helpful in regards to not allowing others to take your peace. This first things that I would like to recommend would be to find activities or strategies that help you get in touch with and embrace your peace. Whether that is deep breathing, meditation, reading, praying, or walks by yourself, finding an activity that can help you clear your mind, and be at peace can be a helpful first step. Not to be cliche, but in order for someone to take your peace, you have to have your peace first. 

Once you feel like you have obtained some semblance of peace, I would encourage you to do something positive to help foster that peace and increase/stabilize it. Some activities that may be helpful for this are writing down/journaling your feelings, using positive affirmations, and positive visualization where you say positive things to yourself, and think of a peaceful, or positive setting. Also, incorporating deep breaths into these activities can be very helpful as well. 

When it comes to interactions with others that disturb your peace, I would encourage you to try a couple of different strategies with this thought in mind. Focus on what you can control, and identify what you cannot control. Only you can control your emotions, thoughts, and feelings. You cannot control anyone else's, and likewise, no one else can control your thoughts, moods, or feelings, unless you let them. 

If you are interacting with others who you feel are taking your peace, I would encourage you to practice what I wrote above, in addition to working on setting appropriate and direct boundaries with those people. Now to be clear, setting boundaries is not the same as arguing with other people. You would be calmly and politely telling them that you need your personal space, or that you need to take a walk , which could be a very helpful way to let them know that you are not engaging with them, or letting them make you feel badly about yourself. I also want to re-emphasize that only you can control your mood, and if they are saying negative things to you, or trying to make you feel badly, focus on what makes you happy, and do not let them control your thoughts or feelings, or take your peace. 

I hope the above information was helpful. Thank you so much for your question and for your time. I hope that this begins the process of recapturing your peace, and learning to not let others have control over how you feel about yourself.