Helping people who look for reasons to get mad, looking for the bad in others?
Have you ever lived or worked with someone who seems to look for reasons to get mad?
For some people it seems that whenever they have any significant they most often
find some reason that the other person is "asshole" or "a bitch" or "lying".
Looking at it from the outside somewhat objectively, you see that the "asshole"
is just trying to get some problem solved. Maybe they are a little frustrated or
maybe a little confused, but not lying or being a jerk.
So our friend start getting a little unpleasant with them, they perhaps respond the
same way and our friend puts the worst possible spin on everything they say.
The person who does this isn't trying to be a jerk, I don't think. They really do
believe that the other person is being hyper critical, being a real jerk, or telling lies.
That's the way they actually see it, but it simply isn't so.
How do you help that type of person to see others as they really are, or least in a
little bit more positive light? I'm frustrated dealing with someone like that who
has great skills in a variety of areas, but every day it seems they are pissed off
about someone being a jerk to them. When the "jerk" is a business associate of
some type it creates real problems.
Any ideas? I would sure appreciate any suggestions on how to help this person
see others differently.
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