Dealing With Difficult & Annoying People

Difficult people show up in many different forms. We often have to deal with difficult & challenging people, which can lead to stress and anxiety, drastically affecting your mood.

Difficult people could be within our working environment, extended social circle, or even our own family! Some do all the talking, cutting people off and talking over others, never actually listening. Some are lazy, messy, or unreliable. And others just have to get the last word into every conversation. Difficult co-workers may constantly demean what you say and try to make you look bad, while striving for power and the boss’s attention. In this episode of Ratalyst, we look at the ways in which these difficult and challenging people can appear in our lives, and some effective strategies to try and understand what drives them, and attempt to diffuse or handle them in a positive manner.

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[valerieannrumpf]

Just remember it's not you, it's them who have the problem.

[LabRat]

Control freaks are everywhere these days. It shows they are broken people but bluff a tough exterior.

[cenmike]

sometimes some people just need punch in the face

[micha]

Self confidence is key
Keep your cool
Practise selfcontrol
Analyse objectively
Shift the focus on the difficult person by asking constructive questions: what is the solution?
Actively listen, listen to the word, nodding head, repeat what they said, ask questions.
Bodylanguage, arms open, eye contact
Tone of voice
Seperate the person from the subject
Become skilled in handling, what can learn from it
Put a little appropriate humor in
Manage to have empathy, compassion
Sometimes better can walk away if its a toxic environment for less stress

[maiajones]

I try to stay away from difficult people as much as possible, however if it's a work situation I just try to deal with them, I try to count to a hundred in my head and take a deep breath.

[thelastdaybreathinginetern]

I can't deal with people... everyone is angry all the time for no reason, and judge you for everything, but they don't expect to be judged themselves because they think their better than everyone else. I stay away from people.. their's no point in dealing with anyone their just going to try to ruin my day, and I don't need that.

[waleedakbar]

I'm very very dangerous to bullies, they often underestimate me, and it becomes fun then, but the problem are critisisers and people who talk down and think they are smarter and know everything.

[growlinghands]

I got in a shouting match w/coworker yesterday and while I apologized later I didn't really mean it, it was more for keeping the peace. She is super-defensive and when I challenge something she says, she comes back twice as hard, even when wrong. It can be annoying to work with someone so insecure you have to walk on eggshells.

Most days I just let it go, it's not worth it but she pushed me on a stressful day and I didn't back down. I don't like that I lost my temper, but will hold that I was right, so be it.

This was very helpful vid to watch today!

[yannmergezs]

I could literally beat anyone that bothers in my daily life but I don’t do it I feel like I should do it because some people just need a punch in the face

[LinYouToo]

There is difficult, and then there is a narcissist. There is no dealing with them because they are constantly projecting their own deficiencies and low self-worth on to the world around them. Best thing to do is use the gray rock method which is to respond and not react and be as boring as possible to them. Keep your distance. Answer questions with yes or no. And ask closed ended questions. Whatever you do do not cross them. If you have any empathy for them at all it is to recognize that they are broken and under developed people themselves. They were either born that way or made that way. In both cases they are living a false self and they need you to help them keep up appearances. Look out when the mask slips.

[uiolax]

Difficult people are difficult because we allow it. Stop unable them and they will be powerless.

[maureent.]

Some times people are just MEAN! There is nothing you can do about that but to simply walk away and leave their own fire burn them down!

[exell]

I watched this video while sitting next to the person that made me search for this

[Gant-kktd]

I was forced to watch this by a difficult person ;)

[mr.nobody]

I recommend a book titiled "Creative Agression" dedicated to dealing with difficult people and situation and the psychological cause behind everything.

[dusyantgurung]

Thanks buddy, according to my experiences difficult people works in group also they often have a well organized team and they are selective they select individual or their victims carefully.

[mikey]

I found learning about personality disorders to be very helpful dealing with toxic work places, especially when up managing people in higher positions than me. Consciously knowing when to turn off and stop taking on peoples depression, and learning how not to be a target to people with various disorders, consequently becoming invisible to them is key.

[tkx]

Criminally underrated channel! Keep going with this because I see this channel can go very far

[phylliscollantes]

GOD is love. Love is powerful & can quench out fire.We are to pray for each other & love one another. We cant control or change people but with prayer..it is possible, coz some people cant be avoided in our lives & they are in front of us for a reason & for us to learn how to deal with them. But there are some toxic ones that we should discern to avoid at the very start, to prevent future conflict and disaster...learn to let go & pray for them to realize their mistakes if they cause you hurts & pains or anger. Learn to forgive right away for it is the start of your healing. The bible teachings has lots of secret wisdom & truth, but it is up for us to follow or not, for it is for our own good.

[I.V]

I had a neighbor who keeps on minding our own business makes me want to move out my apartment