How To Deal With Negative People
- By
Julia Austin
Give yourself a neutral exit
Even if you’re great at handling negative individuals, sometimes the situation is severe, and these tactics will not work. You also are allowed to want space from these situations, since even handling them gracefully is emotionally draining. Find a neutral exit – one that is not personal – like an extenuating time constraint “I have a Zoom meeting in ten minutes” or “I have to pick up my kids.” Negative individuals can live with a fear of abandonment, so it’s important that your exits are clearly not about them (even if secretly, they are).
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