Dealing with Difficult People
Emotions soar at times, and people cannot control it. It may be positive, such as sheer happiness and joy, and it may be negative, such as anger or depression.
However some people have the tendency to be in a perpetual state of a negative emotion. Such people tend to forcibly infect others with it, hence they are presumed difficult.
Difficult people come in different forms. There are those that continuously whine about the state of their lives. These set of people are only begging to be noticed. However, they become invasive with their perpetual complaining and make others uncomfortable.
When dealing with this type of person, all what you need is to tell them directly that they complain too much. However, as much as you must let them get the message instantly, so also you must be modest about it. You just have to affirm that your privacy and comfort is being invaded, but also say it, though frankly, but in a gentle manner.
There are also the supposed narcissistic and the know-it-all people. But in reality, these set of difficult people have low esteem of themselves and high esteem for everyone else, including you. However, these set of people are plagued by this, and instead of praising you for your worth that they admire so much, they will rather be jealous of you and find fault in whatever you do.
The best way of dealing with this type of people is to partially ignore their ranting or complains while you humble yourself. There is no need in talking sense to this type of people. They will only presume you as being condescending and insulting. However, if you PARTIALLY ignore them while you maintain your humble self in spite of their attitude, they will tire of their invasive insecurity and let you be.
The most common type of difficult people are the ones waiting to detonate and blow up; the angry type. They lurk around, just waiting for the unlucky person to come around and ignite the bomb in them. However, if you are the unlucky person to detonate their fierce emotion, no worries, just maintain your cool until they have cooled down completely before you talk sense into their heads. Never make the mistake of meeting fire for fire, for this type of people thrive on quarrels and are very comfortable and happy with fighting, it is quite ecstatic for them.
There are also those that are equally evil-potent with their emotions as the angry and blowing-up kind. But these set of people usually do not use their bombs to hurt your feelings, instead they use snipers which fires sarcastic and innuendo bullets. They are the discreet type. I don’t mean to be a sexist, but this type is common among the female folks. The best way to deal with this type of difficult people is to simply ignore them completely. Keep them at arm’s length; make them nothing more but acquaintances.
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