how can you deal with difficult person?

It is said that "when going gets tough, tough ones get going". It is not an easy task to difficult people because they could be difficult to any extent, for example, they may be discourteous, they may be stubborn, they may be shameless creatures, they may be impolite, they may be too talktive, they may be too reticent or they may be incorrigible and so on and so forth. I think the key to deal with abnormal persons is 'patience'. If one keeps his/her patience and do not lose his temper, one can win even difficult people. The moment you brust out and let your anger out, the other fellow gets more furious and it becomes difficult to handle the situation. When I face difficult people, I try my level best to keep my patience seeing that I have to stay/bear with that person and I do not have any other option. If I see that I can ignore the (irritating) person and have other options to escape the scene, I quietly do that. I do not believe in confrontations, which I think lead us nowhere.

if it is for business i take it as a challenge but if it just for social terms then it depends on my mood. sometimes i try to be friendly with him/her but most of the times i just ignore them...

Depends on how "difficult" the person is. If he/she is just the type with low self esteem, then I try to build up her confidence. If he/she is the "bully" type, then I try to tell her subtly that it isn't nice to be that way. This also depends on how close we are as friends. If the person is just somebody throwing her weight around, I make sure I protect myself from them by making sure they don't treat me like trash or something. or else he/she will never hear the end of it. LOL!

Hi there jeffrey05stronghold! I must admit that dealing with difficult people can prove to be a challenging task. There are those who can really get into your nerves. Our manner of handling situations would depend on our values as individuals. Moreover, it also depends on our current mood. There are times when I simply just ignore them. But there are times when I can't just ignore them and so I make sure that I give them a piece of my mind. I can be very careful with the words I use but there are also times when I end up being tactless. Happy posting!