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How To Handle Difficult And Toxic People
10 effective ways to prevent their negativity from harming you
Not everyone who raises their voice the loudest is a difficult person.
A difficult person can be soft spoken, articulate and even charming. But at the same time, they are the ones who continuously make your life unbearably miserable.
No matter how nice a difficult person seems or pretends to be, they’ll generally raise your stress levels, make you uncomfortable and invite chaos and anxiety into your life. The more exposed you are to a difficult person, the higher the chances of ending up being harmed by their negativity.
Anybody can be a difficult person to anyone and you owe yourself that duty of identifying those people who constantly bring chaos into life.
It doesn’t just stop there..
You’ll also have to learn how to handle them and place yourself in a position where they won’t be able to harm you any further.
Let’s get started.
1. Set your expectations straight
Imagine that you’re in your office, working on an important task and everything is going just fine.