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You have surely encountered them. It can be at work, in your family or may be even your partner. They are people who They complain about everything and everyonefor which nothing is ever well, everything is wrong, everything is horrible, catastrophic and, of course, susceptible to getting worse. Living with these people who live installed on the complaint is not easy, because many times we spend too much strength and energy on trying to change their point of view.
Why do they complain
Sometimes we get to despair when we verify that, we do what we do, we try what we try, we fail to see reality more optimisticly. We must understand, then, that those who behave like this do not do it for pleasure or, although sometimes it may seem, to get us out of quice. The people who live installed in the complaint do it because Buse the sympathy of others and be valued by others.
Tip
Living with this type of people is not easy, but there are a number of tips to make the treatment easier:
- Don’t try to convince him That not everything is so bad or that they are reacting exaggeratedly, nor suggest solutions that exist to their current state because what you will get is a rejection of all your arguments and an increase in criticism.
- If you want the mood of the other to improve, nothing like Express sympathy and agreement towards what the other says. If you really agree, better, but if you are not, you must express your sympathy in a convincing way.
Feeling understood and feeling that we agree with their vision of things can vary their point of view towards a minor complaint. This does not mean that you should always accept the point of view of the other, but only in matters that do not pose a damage to you or others.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology For we have no power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
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