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Simple Effective Ways to Avoid Mean People
No one is born mean. In this world, everything – good or bad, has certain reasons; and that includes different behavioral traits exhibited by people as well. A person who acts mean often has certain hidden reasons for it, mostly unknown to the person himself. Having dug deeper, it is possible to find the valid psychological causes for the nature of behavior shown by a mean person. The reason may be anything, including but not limited to the lack of possession of a caring family, the effect of foul company or bad experience in trusting people in the past.
Your first strategy, while dealing with mean people, should be sincere efforts to become friendly with them and make them friendly in turn. However, very often, this is not an easy task. Therefore, if you fail doing this repeatedly, the following approaches will help you keep mean people out of your life:
Avoid mean people in general
First thing is first. The best thing you can do in order to avoid mean people is to avoid their company altogether. Try to show them that you do not care that they exist and make yourself actually believe that. Do not make eye contact with them and stay as much away as possible. Ignore them completely as long as it does not interrupt your own life.
Do not respond when they act mean
To hear someone say something hurtful and not respond back is tough. But when dealing with mean people, it is best to not respond at all. The truth is - if you refrain from responding to someone’s mean comment, it does not show that you are weak or immature. It just shows that you are strong and mature enough to choose the people you want around you wisely.
Pretend that you did not get their meanness
If mean people say something mean, pretend as if you did not notice the negativity. Respond in a manner which shows as if you were unable to understand the wicked part of their comment. This will most likely annoy them since their attempt to offend you will end up in vain. If you follow this strategy, for the most part, they will keep quiet and will be too ashamed to try to rephrase the sentence in order to make you understand.
Be polite and show that you are a good person
One thing that mean people totally hate and cannot withstand in any way is politeness. If they are being mean to you and you act all polite in return, it will not only annoy but also embarrass them. Hence, show them that you are a good person, and act friendly with a smile the next time they act mean to you. After a while they will notice it and stop bothering you. They may also try to change their attitude toward you and become friendly in return.
Our society consists of different types of people - some very welcoming and warm and the rest, rejecting and cold. But you, as an individual, should always try to become a positive part of the society; no matter what the others around you exhibit.
Mean people had always been, and will always be an unavoidable frustration of the social hub. However, if you try your best to patiently respond to the situations involved, you will be surprised to see how much your attitude influences the positivity around you. So love everyone, be positive and enjoy life; and always remember that time is too precious to be spent hating others.
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