Some tips on dealing with Rude People, try and adapt it if possible.
- Diversion – While nothing can be done for a rude family member, or a childhood friend, you can always think of more pleasant thoughts to divert your mind from the annoyance. It is not foolproof, but it will help your blood pressure to ease up a bit.
- Count to ten – This trick helps much when you are getting angry, but as I have discovered, it can also help get you out of trouble. Saving your breath from issuing a scathing remark can save relationships and reputations in the process. If you are anything like me, rude people can easily be your source of anger. Ergo, 1… 2… 3…10.
- Non-rude counters – When people come up to you and say “Oh, my! You are as big as a cow/pig/HOUSE”, rather than take the person’s stinging words to heart, you can always counter or reply in a way that would stop the person from further commenting. For example, for the statement above, I have this readied reply which goes like, “Really?! It’s a sign of progress.” Then maybe top it off with a wink.
- Imagination overload – This tip is one of my favorites. It allows you to do as you please with the rude person – only you have to do it in your mind. Go as extreme as you want and imagine. Say for example, somebody says you are just a failure, then you can imagine a thousand 10-ton granite boulders to fall on that person’s head – or whatever your heart desires.
