The 20 Most Difficult People

The following is a list of the 19 most well-known types of difficult people and a mysterious 20th type - The Most Difficult Person of All.

Keep in mind, some difficult people fall into more than one category.

1. The Gloom and Doomer
2. The Intimidator
3. The Energy Thief
4. Mr Obnoxious
5. The Criticizer
6. The Judge
7. The Trash Man
8. The Persister
9. The Moaner and Groaner
10. The Moocher
11. The Demander
12. Touchy Touchy
13. The Know-It-All
14. Mr Bossy
15. Mr Inward
16. The Blabber
17. The Activist
18. The Excuse Machine
19. The Kibitzer
20. The Most Difficult Person of All

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Question : Have I been wasting my time all these years trying to figure out why my mother-in-law is the way she is - always criticizing me - when i should have been trying to figure out why it bothers me so much?
Answer : My dear lady, the reason she criticizes you is because you didn't marry her son sooner! She'd been trying to get rid of him for years! After living with him for awhile, can't you see why she wanted to lose him earlier?
Seriously, the thing is that we have an inner criticizer who don't leave us alone. And because we listen to that voice inside us, we also listen to the person outside. We have to see clearly that this is the case. When we do see it fully, both criticizers will cease to have any effect on us. Who we really are has no connection with either one.
[Source : The How to Easily Handle Difficult People Handbook - Everything Problem People Don't Want You To Know by Murray Oxman]