Hold your tongue
When you deal with a negative person you brain automatically generates anger and frustration. And if you respond them angrily it would be like feeding those negative people. So just hold your tongue and listen to them, eventually when they will realize that they are not getting the same response from you as they expected. They will take their negative rants elsewhere. Tempering your emotions can be difficult but it's the key to maintain inner peace. Try not to take their insensible comments personally. These kind of people are so wrapped in anger, they don't even realize how insulting they become across. Just listen without giving any judgement. If you want to respond them keep it objective and unemotional. Do this and you will never regret again while having conversations with negative people.
Reframe the negative vibes
When a person is constantly complaining about certain topic or event, you a use Appreciative Inquiry Technique. In this technique you ask questions, that help the person to gain positive outlook of their experiences, like asking him "What are things that you ended liking up?" or "What would you like to see next time?". Reframing his prospective will help him to achieve a brighter future in a positive way.
Be the light
Spread your positivity by doing nice things for a negative person. Praise them for what they have done well genuinely like "Remember when you are able to give a big profit to your company everyone was impressed". Remember them their great moments when they were happy. Your small gesture will turn them towards positivity.
You can have a successful relationship with a negative person when your expectations are based on reality. Don't over expect from them. The only person you have to control is yourself. So, be happy with yourself and remain positive.
You are not their problem solver
It is not your duty to make them feel better and solve their problems. If you set yourself for changing the person overnight so, it's not going to happen, you will fall short and end up feeling disgruntled yourself. You can only control yourself so be happy instead of trying to make others happy.
For dealing with these negative people your state of mind should always be positive. Telling someone to stay happy is the fastest way to annoy someone.
"Don't let a negative person leave you doubtful on your abilities ".
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