How to Avoid Negative People

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Walk away.. Stay busy.. Surround yourself with people who lift you up.

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1

Walk away.

Step 1

Walk away.

2

Stay busy.

Step 2

Stay busy.

3

Surround yourself with people who lift you up.

Step 3

Surround yourself with people who lift you up.

4

Hang out in groups.

Step 4

Hang out in groups.

5

Refuse to get involved in an argument.

Step 5

Refuse to get involved in an argument.

6

Block the person on social media.

Step 6

Block the person on social media.

7

Remember that you don't owe them an explanation.

Step 7

Remember that you don't owe them an explanation.

8

Consider hearing them out and being there for them.

Step 8

Consider hearing them out and being there for them.

9

Understand the reason for the person's negativity.

Step 9

Understand the reason for the person's negativity.

10

Keep it light.

Step 10

Keep it light.

11

Find common ground.

Step 11

Find common ground.

12

Seek the help of a mediator or therapist.

Step 12

Seek the help of a mediator or therapist.

13

Control your response to the negative person.

Step 13

Control your response to the negative person.

14

Notice that someone is a negative person.

Step 14

Notice that someone is a negative person.

15

Think about the way the person acts towards you.

Step 15

Think about the way the person acts towards you.

16

Identify what you enjoy about the person.

Step 16

Identify what you enjoy about the person.

17

Find other ways to get what you need.

Step 17

Find other ways to get what you need.

18

Limit the amount of time you spend with the person.

Step 18

Limit the amount of time you spend with the person.

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