How to deal with difficult people

Dealing with difficult people is really hard..

We have all been there. No matter if it’s at work, at school or even at home. There are just some people who we just can stand. But still, you must learn how to get along and learn how to deal with difficult people.

There is a wide of variety of behaviour we classify as “difficult” that everybody faces but not everyone knows how to deal with such people.

Here are the 6 main but different difficult behavioural patterns people show and how to deal with them:

1. The Steamroller (or Tank): Aggressive and angry. Victims can feel paralyzed, as though they’ve been flattened.

Deal with this type of difficult person by: Don’t fight back, when the person runs a little bit out of steam, stand up and express your opinion. Steamrollers expect others to run away or fight with them, this way you deal with the situation.

2. The Sniper: The Sniper’s forte is sarcasm, rude remarks, and eye rolls. Victims look and feel foolish.

Deal with this type of difficult person by: Don’t retaliate directly, rather ask questions like “Sounds a little like you’re making fun of me?” this way the Sniper will just say “just joking” ending the cycle. Also when you have a chance to talk alone, then confront. Snipers need people around them to act big; on their own they’re very small.

3. The Know-It-All: Wielding great authority and knowledge, Know-It-All’s do have lots to offer, are generally competent, and can’t stand to be contradicted or corrected. But they will go out of their way to correct you.

Deal with this type of difficult person by: Politely correct when needed and take their opinion. If you give feedback on their corrections it creates a bond which will stop the constant irritation.

4. The Think They Know It All: A cocksure attitude often fools people into believing their phony “facts.”

Deal with this type of difficult person by: Sort of a minor behaviour that really hurts nobody, but if it triggers you, simply confront the person when they’re wrong.

5. The No Person: He spreads gloom, doom, and despair whenever any new ideas arise, or even when old ones are recycled. The No Person saps energy from a group in an amazingly short time.

Deal with this type of difficult person by: Try to keep the person out of your circle, and ignore. Bring your own “yes” attitude to counter this person and keep the situation balance.

6. The Whiner: Whiners feel helpless most of the time and become overwhelmed by the unfairness of it all. They want things to be perfect, but nothing seems to go right. Whiners want to share their misery.

Deal with this type of difficult person by: Don’t argue with these type of people instead respond with your own optimistic attitude to counter this difficult person

Overall, you must make sure you don’t do any of these difficult behaviours and aren’t a difficult person for anyone else.