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How To Stop People Annoying You

Author
Elaine Blidgeon
Published
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Episode Link
https://the-inner-strategist-.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-stop-people-annoying-you-7elOm9SE

In this episode, I cover:

An update on Past Issues:
Recounting a past difficult time in a group that led to an investigation.
Sharing the investigation's findings which I hope prompts people to treat others nicer.

Healing and Triggers:
Discussing the importance of healing from negative triggers.
Explaining how unresolved issues can skew one's perspective and hold one back.

Friend's Repeated Complaints:
Describing a friend's repetitive complaints and my frustration with their lack of change despite my advice.
Sharing my realisation about the definition of insanity.

Discovery of a Detachment Technique:
Explaining how I found a way to detach emotionally from others' problems.
Describing the process of visualising the friend behind a glass window to remain neutral.

Practical Application:
Providing a scenario from youth about a friend who repeatedly falls for the wrong people.
Suggesting how to listen without getting emotionally involved.

Using the Technique:
Detailing a phone call where I practiced detachment, resulting in a more nonchalant response.
Advising you to try imagining people as characters in a boring film to detach emotionally.

Impact and Benefits:
Explaining how this technique saves brain space and reduces emotional turmoil.
Encouraging practice of detachment with frustrating individuals, including at work.

Personal Experiences:
Sharing a personal example of detaching from a long-time friend who often rants.
Mentioning using the technique in a singing class with complaining participants.

So, listeners try the technique and share your experiences, and start to have control over your mindset to remain unaffected by others.

Let me know how you get on.

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