How to Deal With Negative People

Because we cannot always choose the people we wish to be surrounded by, we sometimes have to deal with negative people. There is an old saying misery loves company. This has been proven to be true time and time again when surrounded by those who tend to see the bad or have a negative outlook on life. No matter how anyone may try there is no pleasing a negative person; they tend to complain about even the insignificant things in life. Negative people try their best to make everyone around them as miserable as they are; some even get pleasure from witnessing the misery of others. From experience, when dealing with negative people, keep in mind no one should have the power over you to control the directions of your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Suggestion One

Do not feed into negative comments; in other words, do not react impulsively to negativity. The initial responses (anger, sadness, embracement, and disrespect) to negativity are natural or basic, but realistically negativity does not require a negative response because the power of positivity naturally dominates negativity. If you know a person is negative, you can choose to dismiss or ignore his or her negativity by not giving a negative feedback.

Suggestion Two

Maintain self control. I believe this is the most challenging when dealing with negativity and developing the ability to override the basic emotions and feelings associated with negativity. Negative feelings and emotion can appear overpowering when approached naturally, but when approach from a higher level or logical thinking, negative feeling and emotions are allowed to pass through the mind. Maintaining control of your positive thinking regardless of the negativity of others does require self discipline.

Conclusion

A negative person can walk into a room and change the mood of everyone if allowed, but the truth is positivity is 100 times more powerful than negativity. The ability to rise above natural responses is essential when dealing with negative people; not giving into the natural response associated with negativity in order to rise above and maintain your positivity.