While optimists see the glass half full and pessimists see the glass half empty, these irritating complainers see A glass that is slightly chipped holding water that isn't cold enough, probably because it's tap water when I asked for bottled water and wait, there's a smudge on the rim, too, which means the glass wasn't cleaned properly and now I'll probably end up with some kind of virus. Why do these things always happen to me?!
These people tend to believe that the whole word is against them and everything and everyone is rooting for them to lose. Is is a nearly impossible task to get them not to complain about something in their life. Having a full conversation with this type of person makes you want to stab your eyes out, but these people exist and we must cope with them.
When dealing with these complainers, here is what you should do:
- For the complainer that is a close friend or family member: In these situations, I usually tell them point blank- “Shut up and stop complaining.”
- For the complainer who is a mere acquaintance- just smile, nod, block out /what they are saying/daydream, then at the end simply just say, “wow that sucks, sorry.”
- For the complainer that literally complains about the most trivial things- I go for the sarcastic lines for these kinds of people because they are literally the worst “wow I’m so sorry for you, meanwhile there are people homeless and dying out there!!!!”
- If this complainer happens to be a close friend, keep your distance
or else the negativity of them will constantly surround you like a
raincloud. Unless you want your days surrounded by constant complaints,
then ditch this friend! I mean YOLO so you might as well live it out
with people who bring you up, not down.
However, never, and I mean never, try to compete with a complainer in an argument of ‘who has the worse situation' because a chronic complainer will most definitely always win.
