Dealing with stressful situations!

i am a very patient person so i will try to say what I think then if the person doesnt like to listen, i just stop. and let the person do whatever he/she likes. as simple as that. i don't dwell on them, life is too short to be stressed.

Hi Sherly, I too come across many such people who love to hear their own voices, there is no way yiu can cut in and make any sane conversation with them because it is a one way traffic and some people keep on boasting about their achievements at the slightest given opportunity and it really is a put off..

Yes, what you have stated is quite correct. There are some incorrigible souls around us who cannot be cured/corrected. They always believe that whatever they are stating is only true statement on earth. They just do not want to listen to other's point of view. They have their own world of wisdom and that is perfect for them and they feel that there no space for further improvement. I regularly deal with many such people in my day to day life. I am a patient listener. I allow the other person to say his words and I listen to him patiently. When my turn comes to speak, I tell him to remain quiet and listen to me intently. However, there are still some people who want to argue, I refrain from interacting such people. I don't want to put additional stress arguing with such people.

I also will let them have their piece . Then i will have mine . When we don't agree with each other , i walk out .

i do that too, but if I really need to get my point planted in their narrow minds then i would keep talking too louder than their voices and be more louder like thunder if they try to overcome my vocal chords.. And I will walk out like walking on a red carpet when Im done

So right,my friend.If you have to talk,you need a listner,and if you don't have a listner,better stop talking lest you will get more stressed.

I HATE that! I also stop talking, but I dont listen. I ignore them

There isn't much point in talking to someone who won't listen. It's best just to walk away and forget about it. Let them be stressed out, I don't see why I should let them stress me out.

I keep talking so no one can get a word in...

I try to convince them to act like an adult. Which most people don't want to hear, and it doesn't always go well, but I find no reason why two mature adults can't have a reasonable conversation. Even if you don't reach an agreement (which, face it, 99 times out of 100 you will not agree on what you're disagreeing about), it is still completely possible to show respect, listen, and discuss something intelligently. That means stating what you believe and why you believe it, listening to counter-arguments, and refuting them. If someone can't manage that, I usually call them on it. Sometimes it doesn't end well, but I'd say about half the time they end up saying, "You're right," and then they'll elaborate on why they feel the way they do. It doesn't always end in agreement, but if someone is thinking rationally instead of getting emotional and caught up in the heat of an argument, then they might make some excellent points. :) It's one of the reasons I love debating so. I may not always agree, but if I walk away from a discussion with some questions and some things that I need to go think about then I feel like it was time well spent, for sure!

I agree with you there. Sometimes it's not even worth wasting your breath over. I'm not a big fan of 'closed minded' people. So I refuse to entertain them.

I'm just on my silent point, sometimes just agree to what they are trying to point out so that no more further discussion.

Thats a great approach, once you stop talking to them, you cut off that oxygen supply that they need to talk more.