Dealing With Difficult People Discussion Forum

someone who expected to inherit money and didn't 
My brother is now almost a senior citizen. He was brought up in a wealthy environment, went to a fancy college in NY and his friends became doctors and …

Its funny how difficult person reacts get irritated in small things acted like a boss. I try to be patient, respectful to her but I have to report her behavior to HR if they can do something about it. 
Everywhere I go there is a negative or bully person try to distract in your work place whether he is your co- worker or supervisor. My experience taught …

invites that mean nothing 
A week ago my husband received an E mail from his brother that said...Heading to NC in a few weeks, meet you there". OK, not a date or location ( not …

My Sister is Extremely Negative 
I want to start out by saying I love my sister with all my heart, and I'm not perfect either, but dealing with her sometimes really stresses and wears …

Disrespectful Coworker 
I am having a difficult time with a new co-worker, any suggestions are more than welcome. I work in a small office, for three lawyers; for five years …

Rude Older Entitled Men  
I was at the grocery store last night, this older man decided to chat up the young female cashiers, making both me and my husband stand in line an additional …

I don't belong anywhere 
I am different than my mom, family and community.i immigrated to find myself and belong somewhere but I feel stuck in between. can't completely fit here …

Can't communicate with my Grandma 
I'm female, 27. My mom passed away and she was always a buffer between me and my Grandma. We don't get along barely at all. And I live with her and I feel …

Difficult Person!! Yep.. I am one Lol 
I am actually the author of a book about Difficult People on Kindle Amazon, and what I want to say here is that I am still a difficult person. And you …

I know we are all different, but this guy is just too much 
Hello guys, I have this co-worker that's just fucking me up! I don't understand what he's deal but I just get bullshit from him. From the first day …

HOW TO LET ME NOT AFFECT BY THE NEGATIVE PEOPLE AT MY HOME 
HELLO MY MATTER IS HIGH PRIORITY ONE. M A GIRL ELDER DAUGHTER AFTER DOING EVERYTHING FOR MY FAMILY MY DAD AND MOM ILL TREAT ME A LOT AND DO NOT RESPECT …

how I react to difficult loved ones 
I really do not like how I react to the disrespect coming from one whom I love. I have been working on it.

Contentious communicators 
What makes someone automatically respond to another's thoughts or observations with an opposite point of view? When I make a comment or statement, why …

negative husband 
My husband is always correcting me. I can't even put the dishes in the dishwasher correctly. It seem everything I do is wrong and he know the way it …

ways to cope with controlling parents 
This is my first post on this site. I decided to post simply because of my wish to help others escape with their individuality. My mother (actually grandmother) …

My brother is a cynical ass hole 
My brother since we were very young has had a negative outlook on life. He was bullied in grade school and has had a lot of trouble in life fitting in. …

Negative spouse 
I have never told anyone these things before and I have tried to talk to my husband, but he just doesn't want to hear them. So, I have been married to …

My sister says horrible thoughts about me  
My sister told me if I went to Melbourne to visit a friend. My friend would kill me it's that horrible to say that. I didn't end up going becaus of that, …

My Issue 
I have a problem because every person in my life is negative and obnoxious except three people. The people who have been nice to me and loved me unconditionally …

Loss of 40+ year friendship -  
How does one deal with this? I am honestly having such a difficult time. My friendship with this lady has ended basically due to her depression and …

totally negative.... 
I am in a super negative frame of mind lately. I am in a long term relationship and it has been a complete roller coaster for the past 11 years. At least …

Decluttering Negative "friendships" 
Hi everyone, First of all its nice to see a positive, informative website. It has taken me up into my 30's to ditch various negative people who quite …

Negativity drains me 
My sister is very negative. You can't say two words without her being rude. I've had to unfriend her on facebook because she ALWAYS post something so negative. …

Whining husband 
I did not quite understand when we were dating that complaining can spoil my life in marriage. We are 12 years together now and I think I have exhausted …

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she never completley hears what i say and puts me down 
when talking to my g/f about the bills or grocery list or the kids she never hears me fully can never repeat back the words i had just spoke seconds prior,it …

Homesick and Lolenyness... 
My name is Chris, I am from Greece and I am 18 years old. Theres been 4 months since I entered in a Greek University which is located miles away from my …

I'm my own negative battle... 
Hello, I've written on here before about my family being negative and it affecting me in many ways... But today I have come to the realization that …

Negative Family 
My brother and I share a house together. He is the most demeaning, negative, self absorbed person in my life. The letter I recieved from him today about …

Why Care, if no one else does? 
I believe that I know the answer, but I get frustated at times. I suppose that I am lookikng for a discussion forum or something like a group that encourages …

Future Mother-In-Law manipulates about money 
My future MIL receives money from her son every month for bills. She's very negative to me about never having money to do anything with. I feel like she's …

Solutions - on how to deal with negative people 
Hello First of all I think I have a lot of negative people in my own family and would like to know how to tackle this. For years now they have always …

Half kin thinks that I owe her something and is very evil 
She is medically classified having mental retardation. I know better, she is just a lazy sloth. Free money from SSID. I guess I could of taken that route …

negative relationship with boyfriend 
i have been in a relationship for 4 years. i am divorced twice with a teenage daughter, he is divorced from a 25 year marriage. we spend a lot of time …

Negative But beautiful Relationship??? 
Everything started as a casual relationship (sex involved). With the pass of the time we started having feelings for each other. I always expected more, …

negative thought process 
My hubby is troubling himself nowadays. The problem is that he admires other women (and I know he does that through himself). But for the past few months …

Boss Brings Me (and others) Down 
I work for a great company. I love my job about half of the time. The other half of the time becomes almost unbearable because I have a chronically depressed …

No Support From Spouse 
I just started a new job and it consumes a lot of my time. I'm an independant contractor and it takes time to build a business. I've been doing this …

Do other people get their dreams put-down? 
Recently, I've come a really good inspiring speaker. This person was poor and people have always told him that he was retarded and illiterate. I was really …

How to deal with my negative husband not loving his stepchildren 
I remarried 10 years ago and brought 2 children with me. I had a 3rd child with my 2nd husband. This husband is negative, critical and unforgiving by nature …

UNI FRIENDS/EXAMS/STRESS/DREAMS 
I am really struggling at Uni, I thought I was going to have a great time, but little did I know that the friends I made in the first year were going …

Dealing with my grandmother 
I have a grandmother that I take care of, and she always would leave me angry and bitter at her. I have learned to leave the room, I have learned to pray …

Being harassed while walking 
People harass others by following them and telling other people falsities about them so they won't do the things for themselves that they like to do, for …

Smile "Good Karma" is here! 
I have always been a people pleaser. Now that I have reached a ripe age of 21 soon to be 22. I have decided to take things in my hands on how to deal with …

dealing with negative people 
after reading your tips, i'm really going to take them to heart. instead of blaming the negative people for driving me nuts....i need to find out why they …

Negative Spouse 
I truly appreciate your advice. I would like you to be more specific when dealing with a spouse that has neg attitude. When is it time to decide if divorce …

Negative People Tip - Develop Tolerance For Them 
Smile - when u see people crying and lamenting don't smile at them for they might think u are laughing at them - smile internally - smile in your thoughts. …