Dealing With People Who Are Always Wrong

A friend just posted a great question on his Facebook site. He asked, "how do you cope with people who are 90% wrong all the time?" It is an interesting question. There are so many times in life where we are surrounded by people who have different opinions than we have. This can be stressful enough to deal with at times. The bigger question is: How do we deal with people that are always wrong when they speak?

Now I don't mean that they have a different opinion than us. I mean that they get the facts wrong, they get the story wrong, they are way off base in their logic. We have all had friends like these. They are the ones that make up stories, fabricate the truth, or just don't get the big picture.

Well the first solution is to not take it personally. I wrote about this concept in a previous blog post and it is very applicable to this situation. If we are not the target, than we can not be hurt by the arrow of their false ideas. So realize that their point of view is theirs, not yours and it has nothing to do with you.

A second solution is to distance yourself from people like that. For some reason they either feel the need to stand out or they really are not too bright. Either way, get away. If you know that being around someone like that will stress you out, leave. The environment creates such an impact on how we behave, even the best of us can be drawn in.

A third solution is to straight out confront the situation. Tell them flat out that they are wrong and why. Sometimes calling someone out does make a difference. Maybe nobody has had the courage before and so they go on telling lies and embellishments. Now if you do this more than a couple of times and they still don't change, then it is time to let it go.

If you still find dealing with these people challenging make sure you check out one of our coaching packages at http://www.istress.org/Life_Coaching.html for more help.

Wishing you the best,

Dr. John Zipp