A person with negative energy may have their place in the world, but their outlook can be detrimental to your own health and happiness if you’re dealing with them too often.
Fortunately, there are some signs you can look out for that will alert you when the negativity is coming from someone around you and infiltrating your life.
Here are 7 important warning signs you’re dealing with a negative person.
They Don’t Listen
People with negative energy aren’t just people who complain every day.
It’s also people who rarely seems to listen when you talk.
These people will offer their two cents before you’ve even finished saying what’s on your mind.
They want to be heard, but they aren’t too concerned with listening to others in return.
In fact, some negative people are so wrapped up in their own negativity that they don’t really hear what others have to say.
They Try to Control You
Negativity thrives on control; it loves to get you wound up about something and tries to convince you that you need to do things their way.
When someone is trying to pull you into their negativity, it’s probably because they’re afraid of what might happen if they let go.
If you find yourself constantly being manipulated by negative people, take a step back and consider whether or not letting them go is what’s best for your wellbeing.
They Always Look For the Downside
It may seem natural to look for problems and focus on difficulties, but when you’re dealing with people who are negative, it can quickly become tiresome.
If someone is always trying to point out what’s wrong or going wrong instead of pointing out what’s right or going right, it might be time to cut ties with that person.
People who try to bring others down won’t have a positive impact on your life, in fact, it can let them drag you down with them.
They Complain About Other People
Negativity is contagious.
If someone is always complaining about other people, chances are they’re going to find fault with you too
Tread carefully when dealing with negative people and, as best you can, remove yourself from their presence.
If that’s not possible try and ignore their negativity as much as possible.
It will be tough at first, but if you cut them out of your life, you’ll start to notice how little difference their behavior actually made in your own life.
They Insist They’re Always Right
People who are certain they’re right tend to focus on proving their position and showing why others are wrong.
Since they never entertain alternative viewpoints, they also rarely consider ways of making things better.
If you notice that someone is always trying to prove themselves right, it might be time to step back from them and see if there’s a more effective way of doing things.
A negative person won’t change unless you make them.
They Only Talk About Their Problems
If you’re dealing with someone who seems to want to discuss only their own problems—and doesn’t ask how you are and what’s going on in your life—that could be a sign of negativity.
It can be draining just listening to people complain, so it helps if they at least seem interested in how you feel as well.
If they don’t, it may be time to move on.
They Take Everything Personally
People who find themselves caught in negative situations—whether at home, work, or within their relationships—tend to blame it on others.
A a person with negative energy will interpret a neutral response to an issue as aggression and personal attack.
In other words, if you question or disagree with them in any way, shape, or form, you’re attacking them.
Stay away from people like these; they bring negativity into your life and poison your ability to solve problems constructively.
