Chronic Complainers

We all complain about the things around us that we think are not right or are unfair, but can this negative thinking affect our relationships with co-workers, friends and family? Yes, it most definitely can, and if all you do is complain and not take action to fix the problem then you are part of the problem. You are what we call a chronic complainer. You are inviting negative energy into your life which will only cause more problems than solutions. It's hard to be positive and productive when you have someone complaining in your ear all day. Chronic complainers believe the world is out to get them, but the truth is that they may not even know that they complain so much.

We all have chronic complainers in our lives. They're that friend who always complains about the food, the service, or anything else when you meet them for dinner. Their expectations of how things should be are way too high. Despite how difficult their complaints are for those around them, chronic complainers do not usually see themselves as negative people. Rather they perceive themselves as forever being on the losing end of things. Even those chronic complainers who do recognize their immense complaining truly believe their unlucky lot in life more than justifies expressing their dissatisfaction to those around them. After all, it is they who have been saddled with more problems and misfortune than most.

 Sadly it has ruined some of my friendships. Co-workers are even harder to deal with because you can't end a working relationship unless you spend your day avoiding them which isn't always possible. I realize they just want validation, and they will repeat their dissatisfaction over and over until they get it. When it comes to a work I try to show positive behavior around that chronic complainer by showing them only they can change what they don't like about their job situation if the boss keeps brushing them off. Most of these chronic complainers don't see that if they are not willing to help themselves no one else will. I see a lot of chronic complainers in my facebook news feed. Ask yourself, are you one of them?