by Emma Willey

Created on: December 15, 2009   Last Updated: December 16, 2009

How to Deal with Difficult People Without Stressing Yourself Out

Have you ever had to deal with someone who knows everything and isn't afraid to let you know it?  That type of person is difficult to deal with because he rarely lets anyone interrupt him to let your views known.  He has to be the center of attention and  be the important person in a group. You have to develop a great deal of patience to deal with such a person.

The best way to get along with this type of person is to let him have the floor as long as you are in the group.   From that time on, I find the best way not to get stressed out i try to  ignore that person.  Don't let yourself be put in a position where you have to listen to him.  Try to do a better job of choosing your friends.

Here is one way to keep from being stressed by the difficult person. Ask him if you can have a private conversation with him, and make it important enough to set a time and place to meet for a discussion.  Then in a nice way tell him how you feel about him always knowing everything and tell him you feel bad when he doesn't allow anyone else to express an opinion.   Maybe he hasn't the slightest idea he is offending people and in a gentle way, you can make him realize how others feel about his know-it-all attitude.  If he values your friendship, he will listen and in the end will be grateful to you for straightening out his thinking.  He might turn out to be the best friend you ever had.  If knowing everything at all times is his worst fault, I can think of a lot of things much worse.

I once knew a person who knew everything.  She was a very good- hearted person and helpful to anyone less fortunate than herself.  I grew to like her and valued her friendship. After I was  successful in showing her once or twice I happened to know as much or more about a subject than she did, she stopped proclaiming her knowledge at every turn.  I think she learned to dislike know-it-all trait   when she could see how it sonded in other people.  That person became one of my best friends. That proves the golden rule once again.  You must treat people the same way you like to be treated.

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