4 Ways to Deal With Negative People
“… especially energy draining vampires.”
We are naturally drawn towards negativity. That’s why you’re standing here today. We evolved a bias towards negativity in order to survive. The cautious lived, the fearless died — it’s that simple.
Consider your ancestors strolling through the jungle thousands of years ago. If there was rustling in the bushes, it was likely one of two things: something they could eat, or something to eat them. The anxious bunch — the ones who feared imminent death — ran and survived. The positive optimists — the ones who thought it was food — did not.
We are the children of “the anxious bunch.”
As a result, “our brains have a negativity bias, which makes it like Velcro for the bad and Teflon for the good.” — Dr. Rick Hanson
It is therefore critical to reduce negativity and take in as many positives as you can. This is especially important when it comes to people, particularly energy draining vampires, the ones who like to complain, blame, accuse and criticize. Being in the presence of such people is not fun, and literally sucks the life right out of you.
Here are 4 ways to deal with negative people:
