Identifying a negative person really isn’t that hard once you know what you are looking for. Once you learn these signs of a negative person, you will be able to spot one from a mile away. It is important to know the steps to identifying a negative person so that you can bear that in mind when dealing with them. It is best to remember that you can’t take advice or information from a negative person the same way that you can from a person with a healthier, more balanced point of view.
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1. They Are Always Unhappy
One of the steps to identifying a negative person is to observe if they are always unhappy. We all have unhappy times and days in our life, but if a person is chronically unhappy, they are probably a negative person. Negative people are just unhappy, no matter their circumstances or situation. You just kind of learn to expect it from them. The important thing is to make sure that behavior does not rub off on you.
2. They Find the Bad in Every Situation
A negative person can find the bad in every situation. They do not look on the bright side of life. Again, we can all be this way at times, but this is a negative person’s normal line of thought. They don’t have a very good grasp on gratitude. Their attitude definitely needs work. The good news is that if you are a negative person, you can learn to overcome it.
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3. They Expect the Worst
A negative person always expects the worst. This can also be a trait that other people have, such as people that struggle with worry. But if a person has the attitude of expecting the worst to happen to them as well as several of the other traits listed here, you can be sure they are negative. Expecting the worst can be born of fear or negativity. A lot of times people feel they can prevent the worst from occurring if they worry enough about it, while others just choose to only see negative.
4. They Complain a Lot
Negative people are complainers. Nothing is ever good enough. If their sandwich is good, their drink isn’t cold enough. They find something to complain about. Thankfully, you can overcome negativity if you have this trait. You just have to begin to teach yourself to look for things to be grateful for in your life.
5. Others Know How They Are
Many times a negative person’s attitude and personality precede them. People know how they are and they will say that. Their reputation of being negative goes before them. If you hear about someone like this, they are probably very negative. You can’t completely avoid negative people in life but you do need to make sure you don’t let their negativity rub off on you.
6. They Are Grouchy
Nobody enjoys being with a grouch. We all have days where things don’t go right for us and we are grouchy, but a negative person is always grouchy. They are just convinced life is bad and they are going to let people know how they feel about that by being grouchy. This is sad because it makes people want to avoid them. They cut off a lot of potential friendships by acting this way.
7. They Never Have a Good Day
A negative person never has a good day. Every time that you see them, they will be talking about what a bad day they had. A lot of this occurs because they create bad days for themselves by expecting them. They do not want to look for the good. They do not want to try to have a good day. After all, if they had a good day, they wouldn’t be able to complain about it and they have a love of complaining.
All of us have some negative people in our lives. We may even be negative people ourselves, but we can change that about ourselves. What is your strategy for dealing when you come across someone who is negative?
Comments
holly: sadly, this describes me so well. I wasn't always like this. I'm not sure what happened or how to change it. ^~^
Newtycoon: This is very good piece of advice. As a motivational speaker myself, that empowered me with ideas. Thank you.
senjorita: My cousins!! I must say they are really jealous people too and definitely they are saying bad things behind your back!So be strong, block them and don't let them ruin your day!
Erin: Love this, I hate surrounding myself around negative people
Fulvia: this article is describing someone with chronic depression. as if they don't have enough to suffer about. and some people regard any non happy observation as negative. I bet those who kept insisting the barbarians were at the gates of Rome were called negative too.
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