Be able to ignore negative people

ah yes, I feel like I have made a break through with this one. I’ve noticed that certain people are negative because they crave attention, so if you ask them questions and show interest in what they are saying, they tend to not be as attacking to me personally. I’ve tried this with one particular person who attacks me all the time. They have been attacking me less. They are still negative about life in general, but I can handle that a lot better than I can them just attacking me out of the clear blue.
I think sometimes I get too caught up in what they are doing to me and then I feel like a victim. But if I think how can I change my behavior so they will react differently, then I’m no longer a victim. I have been trying to think of so many things I could do, but nothing up until now has worked. Then I realized that I’m just not listening to the person at all and that they just need attention in general. Its very hard for me to listen to someone who attacks me but they are partly attacking me because that is the only way they can get me to listen at all. 3 years ago

I have been reading about this, and there are some good things that I have been practicing. Like detachment, and act, don’t react. In other words, don’t get emotional, just take actions to solve your problems. I think I spend so much time worrying about my emotions and how I feel when someone says something negative, it hampers me from taking action to solve my problems. 3 years ago

It is hard for me to ignore others. I think that I am a very nice and caring person. I want to always solve the worlds problems but cannot handle my own. I let others dictate my life for me and how it should go.

I will try to look for the positive and stay away from the negative. 5 years ago