How to silence a negative person

[Melanie717]

The answer is in the title.
A negative person will go after others trying to spread the negative energy they are carrying. But there is a reason for this.
They don’t want to carry this negativity alone. By getting someone else upset, they get to unload some of that negative energy onto the other person.
Silence works best here. Even if you try to laugh them off, they can still sense they’ve affected you in some way. But with silence and indifference, they have nothing to work with.
How do you handle a negative person?

 

[Shree]

When faced with a negative person, I stay silent and unresponsive—like a wall they can’t bounce their energy off of. Arguing or joking only fuels them, but indifference starves their need for reaction. I protect my peace, understanding their behavior comes from pain, not me. Sometimes, walking away is the kindest act—for both of us.

 

[Flower]

I agreed with your statement. Silence can be a very powerful tool to deal with negative people. When you do not react or engage with them, it will take their power away from us. Ignoring negativity and focusing on positive things is the best way out.

 

[Hazel]

Silencing a negative person doesn’t mean shutting them down, but rather protecting your own peace. You can set boundaries by calmly expressing how their negativity affects you, or simply disengage from the conversation. Redirecting the conversation to more positive topics can sometimes work too. Ultimately, you’re not responsible for changing their mindset, but you can control how much influence they have on your energy.

 

[Fidelia]

Reacting to a person that carries negativity would catalyze him or her to propagate more of the negativity. Pay a drag ear. Act as if you are not hearing them and they would get tired of rubbing their negativity with you.

 

[Starmix]

I never entertain negative minded people. It is just a waste of time and energy. I let the person realize, he is wrong. I ate negative people, they keep on opposing.

 

[eLdavis]

When i come across negative people, what i do is to ignore them and mind how much i associate with them. The more i communicate with them, they tend to affect me with their negativity, so it's best i ignore them.

 

[Brem]

For me, I usually just ignore anyone who's being negative towards me. If they aren't helpful, they don't deserve my time. A lot of the time it's not easy to silence a negative person. Sometimes to do so you have to be negative and sometimes that doesn't always help out. So my method is ignoring and leaving it be. I know not ideal, but I'd rather just not entertain their thoughts and feelings with a response. It's not worth it in the end.

 

[Starmix]

It is better to ignore the person whose mindset is full of negativity. I dislike negative people. I wonder why they are always in the opposite.