“People who say others are difficult — are usually difficult themselves.”
-Van Morrison
First of all, Van is my man — love his music!
Second of all — Yes, the person who gripes and complains all day about everyone else and how nothing is their problem and how everyone is “doing it to them” are high maintenance people!
They are the people who do not take responsibility for their own actions and blame others for everything.
I have a very hard time listening to these people because that’s all they want you to do…listen to their b.s.
Difficult people don’t want solutions, they don’t want to change anything about their behavior, they don’t want a different result — they just want to share how difficult everyone else is around them.
All I can say is (if you aren’t a difficult person, yet are dealing with them) change your reaction so that difficult people don’t upset you — their problems aren’t yours! Don’t own them like they want you too. Remember that you have the choice to buy into their words or walkaway!!!
And if you are a difficult person reading this… pull your head out of your a**, grow-up, take responsibility for your life / actions, and deal with it! Move past your destructive behavior that is pushing people away. Change your patterns so that you can prosper in all aspects of life!
There is always an exception to the rule, and if you are working with difficult people you can’t necessarily runaway from them — but there is always a way to make being around them and working with them easier, find it — change your reaction and mindset towards them, don’t but into their drama.
Being a difficult person – or being around difficult people – is a choice — choose wisely.
-Clare Angelica