Think of your friend as an exercise in developing more patience. Try to see the humor in her/his conversation whenever you can. Take good breaths and try not to buy into whatever rhetoric is being said. Stay emotionally detached while employing a few rehearsed phrases that lets your friend know that you are hearing the words. Try to redirect the conversation frequently to something positive and unrelated. The above list works for me knowing that I can’t change the person, but don’t want to be rude. I look at the situation as an opportunity to better myself through patience, calmness and humor.
My_Joobie t1_iu8x0wj wrote
Reply to LPT Request: how to deal with an emotionally draining friend I have to see on a daily basis by mercurysnowman
Think of your friend as an exercise in developing more patience. Try to see the humor in her/his conversation whenever you can. Take good breaths and try not to buy into whatever rhetoric is being said. Stay emotionally detached while employing a few rehearsed phrases that lets your friend know that you are hearing the words. Try to redirect the conversation frequently to something positive and unrelated. The above list works for me knowing that I can’t change the person, but don’t want to be rude. I look at the situation as an opportunity to better myself through patience, calmness and humor.