Dealing with a crazy neighbor, a crazy friend, a crazy colleague, a crazy family member or any crazy person is undoubtedly quite tough, and not everyone is aware of the correct ways of managing them. Read the tips given below to learn how to deal with a crazy person.
Do not pay much heed
When you are confronted with a crazy person, he is surely going to annoy you. But, there is no need for you to give him any kind of importance. You know that he is crazy and so of course he would behave crazily. Normal behaviors from their end would rather be a reason to worry about. Let them do and say whatever they feel like. In this way they try to vent out their frustrations and unfortunately at times you become the scapegoat. You must remember that no one is flawless. When you are commenting on his craziness, you are in a way expressing one of your flaws too. And that is, your incapability of tolerating the behavior of that person. You must not react much. Your reactions wonât bring about any difference in his behaviors. Rather, the reactions would actually encourage him to continue to behave in a crazy way. To live peacefully, you should try to overlook and pay no attention to all these petty issues.
Tit for tat policy
If you think that the crazy person is getting on your nerves, try to do exactly those things that they do to irritate you. If you can reflect their behaviors through your behaviors, then they would try to run away from you because they would definitely not be at all willing to tolerate the nonsense of other people. Suppose that the crazy person is your friend, and you consider him crazy because he keeps singing in an off-key, and if you want to apply the tit for tat policy here, then try to sing in front of him in the similar way, and, just see the magic. He would realize how much others get irritated when he does the same thing. So, if you are lucky, he might try to behave normally from the next day.
But, unfortunately if he does not understand his own fault, then although you will get rid of him, someone else would become his target. So, in this way you won’t be able to cure the crazy person, but indisputably disembarrass yourself of him. However, keep in mind not to stoop too low. Always be in your limits in whatever you do.
Try to change the topic
When someone is very irritating and behaving crazily, try to change the topic of conversation. Do not let the person go on and on. The more you would let the topic continue, the more you will push yourself into frustration. So, divert attention or start flattering the person who is annoying you. You may say: âOh! Sorry. I will have to leave now. I have been asked to receive my guests. Please donât mind.â Simply try to avoid the conversation which drives you mad. But, always it is not that easy to do. Suppose that your boss is the crazy person. In such a case, changing a topic would be quite difficult. He may constantly try to underrate your performance, and this is of course canât be tolerated always. At that time, try out the flattering technique. You may say: âVery true sir. Thankfully someone like you is there to guide me. After how wonderfully you pointed out my mistakes, I will not repeat them anymore.â So, see how tactfully you are controlling your temper and at the same time taking the conversation in a different level altogether.
Don’t think they are your estimators
A very common trait among crazy people is that, they wonât ever like the work of other people. But, think logically. If they are crazy, then do you think you should take their judgments seriously and get demoralized or infuriated? Let them yell at you, or even poke you. It is their nature so they will do it. You canât stop them. In order to save yourself from all these troubles, believe in yourself and try to discuss your problems with those people who you think are efficient enough to gauge your ability. Do not ever waste your time thinking about the estimations made by the crazy people.
Go with the flow
It is very tough at times to overlook or to tolerate crazy people. And, you may often think that it is nearly impossible to ignore what these crazy people say. Now, the point is, it is not possible to satisfy everyone in this world. So, don’t be worried. Just go with the flow. Keep nodding your head in the direction which corresponds to their statements. If they say: âYou are worthlessâ then you can say: âYep! Even I think so!â This might be really irritating for them because at times they are expecting you to oppose them. So, maybe in order to incite you they will keep adding more to their comments. But, why will you waste your time and energy in such silly fights. You are better than them and you know that. So, always try to be happy.
