When you think about the people around you, each of them has something to contribute to you, right? While some people take your life towards more positivity, others spread negative energy. However, negative people often negatively affect both themselves and the people around them. Negative people spread a toxic effect around them. Everyone who comes into contact with these people is affected by this. These people can be just about anywhere. Sometimes it may be your colleague, sibling or relative. When this is the case, if it is someone you cannot remove from your life or if you have to encounter this person every day, it is necessary for you to learn how to deal with this person and protect yourself mentally.
Negative people reflect what is inside them to the outside. Because people interpret their lives thanks to their cognitive skills. We code life in the form of certain schemas. These schemes; It can be family schema, friendship schema, happiness schema. If a situation we encounter does not fit into this schema in our minds, confusion begins. The brain tends to match situations with its own schema.
So how to deal with negative people?
1) Be Aware and Use it
Do not accept the energy of negative people. If you absorb the negative energy of negative people like a sponge, this negativity will affect you too. Instead, when you encounter a negative person, you can see it as a challenge to yourself. How long can you stay calm, can you stay positive, how long can you stay in that negative state
2) Empathize
People can be in a negative mood and maybe you have enough idea about why this is happening. you are not. Maybe you may turn into a negative person when things go wrong in your life. You can become negative when you don't get enough sleep or when you're hungry or stressed. Therefore, when there is a negative person around you, it is useful to think about why he behaves this way.
3) Change the Environment
In a communication with a negative person, you have the authority to manage the communication channels. You can make the conversation more entertaining by adding humor. Think about how I can make that moment more fun. Your recovery will also contribute to your personal development. Try to add something positive to the environment against the next negative move. You can think of this situation as an area to test yourself.
4) Participate
Instead of blaming your negative friend, try to be involved in the environment. Ask your friend what you can do to make this situation more positive. Instead of judging him/her, actively involve yourself in the situation.
As a result, if you apply the methods we mentioned above when interacting with negative people, the brain will be more trained in coping with stress. In this way, you will feel the impact of tense situations less.
I wish you a week where you will encounter less negativity.
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