How to Deal With Moody People

You know how it is. Their moods change like the weather. You never know how they are going to be from one day to the next.

One day they're fine and the next they bite your head off and you never know why. Moody people, especially when they're work colleagues, make life much harder than it needs to be.

Why moodiness works

When something is scarce or rare it's human to value it more highly. You might have found yourself feeling pathetically grateful for those rare shards of good mood and proper professionalism that come your way.

Moody people may be that way because their needs in life aren't being met. Who knows? Maybe they don't feel appreciated or loved, or they never have enough sleep or they drink too much coffee?

That's not your problem - it's theirs.

Emotional blackmail by moody types

When people are moody they become unpredictable and something that is unpredictable keeps you guessing all the time. This means you have to work twice as hard - you have to do your work and you have to work at handling them.

They may use their moods as a way of wielding power and control. Sometimes they'll give the impression that you may have done something wrong without actually coming out with anything directly. This can make you feel somehow responsible for something but you are not quite sure what.

This is emotional blackmail.

If their moods are like constantly changing weather conditions then you need to become weatherproof and stopped being battered and blown all over the place.

Let their moods just sail by

Because the moody person is so changeable, your responses, emotions and actions need to be constant, calm and reliable when you deal with them. And when you are different with them you will begin to influence the way they behave.

People ultimately only act up with people when they feel they can get away with it and it will gain them some advantage - once these two factors lessen their behavior has a chance to improve.

Imagine feeling detached and 'resistant' to whatever mood your moody person displays. Imagine mentally handing back all responsibility to them for the way that they act - freeing up your own energy for more important considerations.

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