What do you do when the people who are being negative around you are your own family?

Answer 1

do not give up , talk to them that , you do not need they negative support but you need them to believe in you, and support you, Negative attitude do not work but in many case family member are more negative people because of they are insecurities, and fear of shame. but so not let them discourage you in what are you doing, talk to them and hope for the best.

Answer 2

a wiser fellow than myself once said: the happiness of your life depends upon the happiness of your thoughts.
(Marcus Aurelius, a couple of thousand years ago in antique Rome)

therefore, act accordingly and keep on a positive attitude and a positive thinking.

It took me some years to understand the meaning, but it is as Eleanor Roosevelt observed: noone can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Answer 3

Sadly, I really don't know. I tried talking to my girlfriend's mother but she just doesn't listen to reasons. You gotta be open minded and try to understand. What I did was to calm down and try to understand her history. A person's past experience really molds that person's future. You gotta stay positive and hope to "influence" her instead. (I used the word influence instead of change because nobody would change for anybody. you just gotta let them feel it.) I took a lot of s*** from her but time will tell.

Answer 4

YOu can still shut them off . Turn your mind off from their negative talk.

Answer 5

This method works on dogs and humans. Get a good spray bottle or super squirt gun and when unwanted behavior occurs,
SQUIRT 'EM

Answer 6

well the best thing to do would be positve.. don't let them get to you.