Getting Rid of Egoistic Individuals

Egoistic and narcissistic individuals are a nightmare if they come into your life. Throughout their tryst with you, they want themselves to be pampered and given importance. Though the praise lavished on them might be great, they still don't show gratitude.

This was faced by one of my family members in her workplace. A brief narration of this follows with the strategy to tackle it.

She became a friend with my kin and though seemed pleasant in vibes at first, soon she took over. An argument would crop up every time she did not praise her for her dressing style or makeup or appearance. This would take a toll on her work life.

As this would snowball into great proportions and tempers would flare --but not physically-- I advised her on a strategy to mitigate this problem.

Meantime, she had applied for a long leave of say, a week or so. I tipped her on how to manage this person. As soon as she returned from her leave, the 'friend' of hers would be uncomfortable about her company. This is because she was not in constant touch with her while away.

Slowly --as I told her-- she began to avoid her, but not totally. Later she avoided sitting with her for lunch and even not talking to her, unless she met her on the corridor face to face. This helped her a lot and now she is totally free from her influence.

Never allow anyone to take control of your life- especially narcissistic people.

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