Crappy
People.
The CP’s

Just who are they?

I first discovered this term reading James Altucher’s books. (www.jamesaltucher.com).
Altucher defines them as basically unhappy people you don’t want to spend 5 minutes with.
People who make everyone else miserable.

Sometimes I think they can be A** holes, too!

Why are they so crappy to others?
Because they are
Miserable.

We all know at least one of them.
In fact, most of the crappy people in our lives are the people we are
the closest to:
The boss, your neighbor, maybe even a family member or two.
They are the people who upset us the most.

You can hate Trump, or Putin, politicians or even rich people. But they don’t usually keep us up at night worrying because they don’t directly impact us.

Crappy people do, because we let them.
We allow them to get under our skin.

So, know how can we deal with them?
Two ways.

1. Don’t react to them, or
2. Avoid them.

Easy?
No.

But trust me, this is the only way I’ve found to deal with the crappy people in my life.
I’ve lost sleep, gotten upset, taken my frustrations out in unhealthy ways – all of this – until I followed this advice.

When I find that I’m spending way too much time dealing with someone who is miserable and by extension making me feel miserable (or angry) I resolve to not react. To what they say, to what they do – I stop listening to them.

I try really hard.
Admittedly, it’s very difficult for me to simply walk away, to not show any emotional reaction.
Especially if I know I’m right.
Keeping my cool ain’t that easy for me.
And when I can’t, I feel miserable! I’m now the one upset, angry, impatient even.
I become a CP!

And if I find I can’t control my reaction?
Then I avoid future contact as best I can. I drop out of the CP’s world. Completely.
It’s my only other option to keep my sanity.

And you know what?
Whenever I’ve been confronted by a miserable, crappy person and I don’t react or eventually learned to minimize my contact, I find that I’m sleeping better, I feel better and the CP?

Well, they stay the same.
Can’t change everyone.

And if you don’t think you know any crappy people?
See warning below.

JT

WARNING:
No crappy people in your life?
Then look in the mirror.

The crappy person
just may be you!