There are people whose behavior can turn even the most "wirey" nerves into thin spider threads. The good news: we have a few effective tips to strengthen your defenses!
Get rid of annoying nerves: The best tips
The king of corny jokes
Quirk: "What's on the beach and you can barely understand it? A mumble!" Haha. What a laugh we had. The Kalauer King loves word jokes - and doesn't shy away from 20-year-old thigh-slappers or bizarre pantomime. His motto: be funny at all costs.
How to get rid of annoying jokes: Two options: either launch a counter-offensive and tell a joke so funny that he can't keep up. Or simply don't laugh at all. Really not at all. No twitching of the corners of your mouth. Nothing. Niente!
The Sabbel-Suse
Quirk: Oh my God! Everyone knows her, everyone avoids her as much as possible. There's no dot or comma with this pain in the neck. Not in private conversations in the office, not at the cheese counter in the supermarket and not at the garden fence. Get a word in edgewise? Practically impossible.
Get rid of nagging - here's how: The easiest thing to do is to turn the volume down and start thinking about something meaningful, such as dinner. However, if you are disturbed at work by the conversations of annoying people, it's okay to talk straight to the point. It's best to start with "Unfortunately, I can't concentrate properly when you have such long, intense conversations."
The yelling boss
Quirk: "In! My! Office!" The choleric boss can be really scary, he is the biggest pain in the office. His shouting often leaves you with tinnitus. And then the day is actually ruined too.
How to get rid of annoyances: The first rule is to keep calm and don't get carried away with shouting back. When he realizes that you are staying calm, he will quickly calm down on his own.
The panic pearl
Characteristic: The glass is so empty with this one! The panic pearl constantly imagines the worst possible scenarios and shares them with everyone around them.
How to get rid of annoyances: Trying to convince her that everything will be fine really doesn't help at all, because she counters every positive encouragement with two negative arguments. It's best to intercept her grumbling grenades with simple ignorance. When they realize that their exaggerated worries are not being listened to, they fall silent pretty quickly.
The smartphone stare
Quirk: "Hello my darling ..." Uh, sorry, but could this guy maybe stop reading the personal messages I'm typing into my phone?
This is how to get rid of annoying people: Take the offender to task, for example with a cheeky line like this: "Can I close the message or are you still reading?" Practical: there are special films for smartphones and laptops that darken as soon as you look at them from an oblique angle.
The proximity user
Quirk: You've only hugged him once out of politeness ... Unfortunately, the proximity user sees this as the starting signal for even more physical contact. Especially at parties. He puts his arm around your shoulder, pecks you cheekily on the side, loves to give out kisses left and right - and wants to toast friendship a dozen times. Smack!
How to get rid of pains in the neck: If you keep getting caught in his grabbing fingers, there's only one thing to do: tell him that you're taken and that your partner is sooo jealous. Or you can give them a direct warning: "Hey, we're not magnets, so please keep your distance!"