At present, the life of any person is somehow shrouded in gossip. It is easy to become susceptible to gossip from complete strangers or closest friends and relatives. One way or another, you should not be upset and attach great importance to rumors.
As a rule, gossip is a distorted version of reality, or guesses and well thought out stories, unconfirmed by facts.
Spreading gossip
It is generally accepted that the founders of gossip are exclusively women. At the same time, men are distinguished by their laconic speech and lack of interest in conveying information about what is happening in the lives of their acquaintances. However, the male population is susceptible to the spread of gossip as much as the female half.
Reaction to gossip
First of all, one should not react to gossip with aggression and excuses. These actions will create the effect of the truthfulness of information in the eyes of others. Someone who is innocent will not seek excuses, speak out in his own defense, or attack an opponent. Reacting strongly to gossip will only reinforce the interest of others.
The best way to react to gossip is to completely ignore it. Having not received a share of emotions in response, gossipers will soon lose interest in the fictional story and in the person they were targeting. It should be borne in mind that often people who spread gossip have absolutely no bright events in their lives, there is nothing of interest to them, in this regard, they find entertainment for themselves, coming up with deliberately false stories about other people. In addition, this category of the population may be characterized by envy of more successful and versatile people, which can also cause gossip.
In the case when gossip unambiguously denigrates a person's honor and dignity, accusing him of any actions, substituting in the eyes of people whose opinion is authoritative, an open dialogue with the gossip distributor is possible, in which it is worth clarifying what his story is based on, whether there is facts confirming it. It is worth enlisting the support of witnesses and people who have heard the story from this person. However, such a development of events can develop into conflict and tension in the team.
Gossip also has a positive side - if it is necessary to create a certain reputation, to draw attention to any event, it is enough to tell the "big secret" information to the gossip, and soon the story will receive the necessary distribution.
Thus, the most beneficial option when responding to gossip is to ignore it or use it to your advantage.
