Tips on dealing with difficult people

Hello and welcome to the not so travelling introvert. TodayI'm going to talk about dealing with difficult people or more to the point, howto tips for dealing with difficult people. No matter where you go in the worldworld you will find difficult people and difficult to you might be what's notdifficult. For me, difficult can mean various things and while we go out in theworld and maybe we socialise and socialising is a beneficial activity that mostpeople look forward to, it can also come with a lot of stress as there are manydifficult people that you have to deal with out there in the world. Just aboutanything you do will require dealing with humans and some of those humans willbe difficult at some point from colleagues at work to the people you cross onthe way.
While fulfilling simple everyday errands like groceryshopping. Dealing with difficult people is frustrating, stressful and can bedownright eggsofting, so there are things that you can do to help deal withthem. And so I want to talk about six tips on how you can make it easier todeal with difficult people. Don't have high expectations. Don't expect anythingfrom anyone but yourself.

You can't control others no matter how destructive ordifficult they may be. So lowering your expectations decreases your stress andallows you to keep control where you can. If you expect nothing then you don'tneed to waste your time worrying about what ifs. Stay calm and recognise thefans. Unfortunately, some situations will require you to work with or be arounddifficult humans.

Avoiding them will not work in these situations, so insteadfocus on the facts and data and always draw attention to that. Don't add youremotions to the situation and be as calm and direct as you can be. Using factsand data to your advantage puts most difficult humans to rest as their onlytrying to cause a fuss and don't have supporting facts to help. You can alsopractise assertive communication. So assertive communication can be direct andclear about your boundaries while also being respectful of the needs of othersas well.

This helps difficult humans understand that while you haveboundaries, so do other people. And so you should respect other people'sboundaries as much as you should hope that they would respect yours. Anotherthing you could do is maybe find common ground. Many times there are situationswhere you can find that common ground that makes it easier to cope with adifficult human. For example, when you're completing an important work assignment,both parties have the goal to get the work done and hopefully get to the workdone well.

So putting your differences aside and focusing on that goalis one of the best ways that you can hope to get the work done successfully.Another thing you could practise maybe is ignoring their demands or negativeresponses. Difficult humans want to get under your skin and cause a reaction.So don't allow this to happen. Simply ignore them and don't give them thatpleasure to gain control over you and your emotions.

Overall, their opinion or idea of you is really none of yourbusiness or important to where your life is going. This is only a temporarymoment of your life and you have control over your body and mind not torespond. Sometimes the best response is none at all and you can avoid defensiveand negative behaviour. Don't respond poorly. Take responsibility for thesituation and your actions and reflect on the more you reflect on that otherperson's behaviour, the worse the interaction will become.