By Claudia Liburd
Nevis Reporter-SKNVibes.com
We all have to deal with difficult people, whether it is in our home, office or school. Difficult people are unavoidable so we at Sknvibes.com hit the streets to ask you:
How do you deal with difficult people?
"I treat people as they treat me. If I find someone being difficult I play it down and reason with them. In all my dealing with people I cannot say that I ever fell out with anyone. I speak to them very frankly and tell them what I think. When I meet them the next day if they do not want to speak to me I just speak to them and call out to them and eventually they will come around. There are a lot of difficult people and I think that if you treat them with respect and show them the best way to go you can get them around in your sight.'
Ken Evelyn
"I try to talk to them a lot and keep close contact with them. If not they will go astray and that is where the difficult part comes in.
You do not meet them head on. If you know a person is accustomed to doing something a certain way you should not tell them that is not how to do it. Instead you should try to direct your interaction with them on a different level. You move away from the problem itself and bring up something else and talk about something that they like. If they like cricket, talk to them about that and then befriend them. Once you do that they develop respect for you then they can respect your point of view."
Oscar Walters
"You have to try and get them on the good side and be patient and tolerant. If not sometimes you have to leave and come again. Other times it is difficult, if they are being obnoxious I just ignore them. If they are giving me the run around, I go and come again or just rephrase my question for them."
Joyce Moving
"When you meet a difficult person and they try to give you a lot of trouble you do not have to react the way that they are acting.
In fact, you just have to remain calm and cool and you can get the message over without retaliating or resorting to violence. You do not have to curse and fight - you can just walk away from the situation, regain your composure, think about it and then when you do that you will be able to ask yourself Was I doing something right? and you will be able to think before you act. Sometimes it is better to think first before you act as you cannot take back what you have already done. The Scripture says in Proverbs 11:27 He who seeks good finds goodwill but evil comes to him who searches for it. That is why one should shun the very appearance of temptation."
Patricia Hanley
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