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How do you deal with a short tempered family member?
Note these tips will apply to dealing with angry people in general too, not just family members.
- Pick your battles.
- Pick opportune times to talk to them.
- Shield yourself from their anger.
- Understand why they are angry.
- Show them love; Speak in their language of love.
- Use their anger to reflect on yourself.
Why do I feel anger towards my family?
The causes of lifelong anger that some hold against a parent could be due to any of the following: Physical or emotional neglect from parents. They may not be intentionally abusive but were affected by their own vulnerabilities or limited emotional capacity. Physical, mental, or sexual abuse.
How to deal with a partner with a temper problem?
Force yourself to come out of the closet and let your closest friends and family members know that your partner has a problem and that you have set a time limit for the change to occur — no more protecting the one with the temper and hiding the truth from others.
What should I do when my friend has a short temper?
Try to understand the cause of your friend’s irritability. A short temper can be a sign of depression, warns clinical psychologist Elvira Aletta in her PsychCentral article “Help, I Live with Someone with Anger Issues!”
How do you deal with a difficult person at work?
Ask them questions about their problems and be an active listener. Use humor when appropriate, but never insult the person or poke fun at their problem. When arguments arise, you might be tempted to give up your side of the debate simply to appease the hot-tempered person.
Why is it so hard to deal with family members?
In fact, family members are often the hardest to deal with, because they’re connected to us in a more complicated, intimate way.