How To Annihilate Irritating People Without An Ounce Of Bloodshed

“Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude. ” ~ Maurice Baring

Written by Kevin Tyler Smith. You can follow me on Twitter or Facebook

Face it, not everyone can be like you. Nobody’s perfect and not everyone can please you. This is one of those irksome elements of life that we have to endure.

You may not like what I’m about to say next, but call it “tough love” if you will…

To be contrary, you too have flaws as an individual and not everyone may like you. Yes thats right, not everyone likes you my friend no matter how hard you try.

Calm down, calm down its not your fault. We we will blame this on genetics.

Considering genetic make up, some people are just not compatible with others. There is an eclectic blend of personalities in this world and it’s ironic how this truth makes this such a beautiful life and a beautiful world.

We can’t control others. We can only control our own actions and how we respond to irritating people.

We all know that there are annoying people or people to which we have an aversion….seriously, no secret there. It may be your next door neighbor who starts cutting his grass at 6:30 am (that would be rude wouldn’t it? especially if you aren’t an early riser) or it may also be your co-worker who always whines to you about quitting his lousy job with a lousy salary.

These people probably have no idea on how annoying they are, which is why you must learn a few mental coping habits. Dealing with this situation peacefully is key.

First of all, you have to keep in mind that nobody’s perfect. Everyone has flaws. In fact, even you may have some annoying habits that you don’t know about.

There are basically two groups of irritating people:

• Those that are your co-workers
• Those who are your friends

(I reserve the right not to drag family members into this now….that’s a subject for another day)

Whatever group the irritating people in your world fall in, they all basically have the same flawed character traits.

Without further adieu, I introduce to you:

1. Mr. Leech – just like a blood sucking leech, this guy will cling to you like static. No matter what you say or do, this guy is your best friend. He truly believes that you two are peas in a pod.  But watch out, he is figuratively a true bloodsucker.  He will suck the life out of you.

• Your weapon: because this guy is needy, he may start to infringe on your personal space. Set him straight and let him know you are not his best friend. Don’t be rude however be direct.

2. Mr. Sponge – with every opportunity, this guy will cleverly get you to provide for him financially. He will take every chance he can get to live off your means. Go to lunch and guess what, he claims he is broke and you will end up with the bill in your hand every time.

• Your weapon: before things get out of hand “flip the script” on him.  Use his own weapon against him. Because you may not be able to continue carrying him financially, tell him you are broke.  Keep using this strategy…he will soon get the message.

3. Mr. Bragger – this guy can’t seem to get enough of himself.  He talks all the time and he is the subject of his own conversation. It reminds me of former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens when he said “I love me some me”.

• Your weapon: basically, you are dealing with a very insecure person here. Straight up, tell him how you don’t like this habit of his.  You may hurt his feelings but he will get over it.

4. Mr. Bully – this guy will completely entertain himself by making you do things without the hint of reward. You are always the victim of his jokes. He thrives on weakness.

• Your weapon: understand you are dealing with a person with an inferiority complex.  The key for you is when you first become aware of their bullying nature, take an immediate stand.  Show him you are not weak. This will be like Kryptonite to him.

5. Mr. Hot Head – this guy has to be handled with kid gloves.  Why? because he as an extremely quick temper and it won’t take much to set him off.  Say an ill received comment and he is ready to go to Knuckle Junction.

• Your weapon: first of all, don’t take anything he says personally. Very nicely, tell him to calm down and that nothing occurred to warrant his outburst. Walk away if you have to in order to avoid any trouble that either one of you will regret later.

6. Mr Know-It-All – this guy resonates with me very well.  I worked at the same company as this guy.  If someone would ask me or anyone else a question, if this guy was around, he would cut in line and be the first one to answer the question….even though the question was not directed to him. He did this to everyone. I guess he wanted to show off the depth of his knowledge.

• Your weapon: in this case, politely tell him the question was directed toward you, not him. Repetition of this remedy is in order.  Chances are it will take several times before he gets the message to reduce his propensity to jump the gun.

7. Mr. Won’t Shut The Hell Up - this guy is like the “Energizer Bunny”. His mouth just runs and runs and runs. He will spill the beans on just about every aspect of his life (as if we give a damn about the blister on the bottom of his foot). T.M.I. – “too much information” bro.

• Your weapon: the best think to do here is fake it. Pretend you are listening, nod your head but instead, think about the baseball game you are going to,  imagine what you will be having for dinner or fantasize about driving a brand new BMW down the road. Just tune out parts of his conversation. No worries here, this guy is harmless and cordial so there is no threat to you because you aren’t fully listening.

Becoming A Peaceful Annihilator

As I said before, the world is filled with an eclectic blend of personalities. That is what makes this such a beautiful place as we are all living under the same blue sky. Inevitably, your path will cross with someone else’s whose personality just rubs you the wrong way and when (not if, but when) you meet them it is paramount you remember this:

Anger will never solve anything. If anger does prevail….karma will avenge you.

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