Not happy unless they are complaining!
Do you have anyone in your life who complains constantly? I do, and let me tell you, it is very draining to be around them! It seems that nothing makes them happy. They are always looking for the negative side, the flaws, the problems. Even when they are laughing it is because they think it’s funny that they have said something “funny” when they have actually just said something nasty. And if they aren’t complaining, then they are trying to pick a fight! I have read a lot of articles about how to deal with different kinds of people, and I have to say that I am stumped on this one. I’ve told them how draining it is to be around someone who is so negative all the time, and asked them to stop, but they just can’t help themselves! I don’t want to avoid them (one of their complaints is that they are lonely!) but I can only take so much negativity! Even asking them to just “be quiet” doesn’t work – they just keep right on complaining. And not as if they didn’t hear me, their complaints grow louder and more frequent! It really is very sad.