Communicating with negative people and the effect it has on your happiness 31 Articles

by Terry Marsh

Negative people can have a significant impact on how we view life. But at some point, we must ask ourselves if we're in control of your own environment, or do we allow others rain on our parade? There are those who will a...read more

by Darcey Lee

Negative people are known to be positive energy vampires. Automatically when you communicate with someone who is the voice of doom, this pulls your positive energy down. Not that it changes how you may think, but commu...read more

by Tina Michael

I used to be negative person. When someone said something positive, I would put a dampener on it and say something negative. On being told I was being negative, I would retort by saying I was just being realistic (cring...read more

by Susan Quilty

Negative people are the Eeyores of the world. Like Winnie the Pooh's donkey friend, they bring down everyone around them. They habitually complain, wallow in self-pity and create problems where none exist. Even their co...read more

by Leann Zotis

We all have support systems in the world around us. These people can be friends, family, neighbors or co-workers. There's no escaping them on one level or another. A strong, positive support system can encourage us to s...read more

by Debby Peebles

The title of this debate should be; "Is it possible to communicate with negative people without them affecting your happiness, negatively." Communication is always a two way street. An opportunity for exchange between peo...read more

by Daniel Creil

Almost everyone knows at least one negative person. A negative person complains all the time about something. He says words like: "You won't make it" or "He is too weak to do this". He criticizes everyone he knows and does...read more

by DJ Triplett

My nickname from childhood is "ladybug," derived from an song popular when I was born. My sister's nickname wasn't as cute. She was called "pickle," and it I wasn't very old when I discovered why. Later, she earned anot...read more

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by Kristin Castle

Opposites Attract...But Can they Survive? I found him just after I found myself. At 25 years old, I was beaming with happiness, strength and positivity. I had discovered the young woman I wanted to be. I had survived a...read more

by Helen Tay

When we communicate with people, it is our intention to get across what needs to be said and be understood by the other person. When we have communicated effectively, events work like clock work and we are happy. It is o...read more

by L. Beall

Communicating with negative people can bring you down far below their level of unhappiness. Sometimes impossibe to avoid negative people they have to be dealt with. It will lead to your stress level rising simply from thei...read more

by Alex Landis

It's undeniably true that there will always be people in this world who see the glass as half empty. These are your negative people, who typically see the worst in a situation, no matter what the situation may be. Communic...read more

by Kenneth Hofmann

My advice to anyone out there that is in a relationship with a negative person is too limit the time you spend with those people. Negative people are usually around and they are easy to spot. They are grumpy, complain ab...read more

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by Melissa D. Ing

Negativity is contagious; left unchecked it can have disastrous effects on your happiness. Much like a virus, negativity spreads quickly from person to person and can effect a whole household, business setting or classroom...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Do you adapt to your surroundings? Most people do on some level. The reason this is relevant is that dealing with negative people has a lot to do with how much you change when you are in different environments. Of cours...read more

by Vicki Phipps

The other day, I asked a friend of mine, "How are you doing?" She hesitated for what seemed too long and then she simply said, "I guess I'm fine." Immediately I knew what was coming next. She'd go into a long rendition ...read more

by Kelly George

Strategic Timeout How about this one? The only way to gain control is to relinquish it. I have to be honest I tried it. It is extremely hard to learn but once you get past those first few steps, it comes almost naturally,...read more

by A. Major

Negativity runs in the family. My mother was born with it. I was raised with it. Unknowingly, I passed this gene on to my son. Negative people suffer from low self-esteem. They think they are not worthy. When I w...read more