how does someone become so negative that they cannot trust? If I knew that I might be able to deal with someone who is really negative and might be able to help others know how to deal with that person.
It has become a struggle to know how to relate to this person and actually I don't want to anymore because I am starting to have doubts about a lot of things because of this. I do not work well around negativity anyway as it drags people down and I think most people find this to be true.
As a person following Christ is it right to be so negative? is it right to always think 'I' am right? in my understanding it isn't right, as we should be always learning. any thoughts on how to work against negativity would be gratefully received!
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I would think negativity must be learned. I'm no psychologist but I believe a negative person has been let down and taught not to trust. You'd need to know their life story to understand how they got there, I should think. It may also be possible they had negative parents who tried to protect them by teaching them to have low expectations. Such a person cannot be easy to work with and not everyone will be able to help them. I'm not sure you can say it is right or wrong. It is unlikely to be helpful, but if we try to have compassion we might try to understand them, although that doesn't mean we must have anything to do with them if it is bad for our own mental and emotional well-being. If a drowning man pulls you down into the water you would let go as there is no point in you both drowning.
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