Sometimes it happens that, willy-nilly, you become a victim of unpleasant slander, gossip. Invariably carrying continuous negativity to its victim, slander can bring a person to depression, lower self-esteem, and disappointment in people.
Instructions
Step 1
It is actually very simple to become a victim of slander: it is enough to share information about yourself, your life with a gossip. Everything else will be thought out for you and presented to the public in the most impartial form. That is why it is very important, especially if you find yourself in a new team for yourself, not to reveal not only your secrets and family problems, but also successes and achievements. Even with your close circle, you should not share intimate details of your life. Friends, after all, are also different and at some point can use your information against you. Of course, you should not go to the other extreme and become a closed and suspicious person, just try to carefully measure your frankness.
Step 2
"Kill" slander in the bud. If you think that your behavior or the situation in which you find yourself may serve as a reason for gossip, simply get ahead of the unwanted interpretation. For example, if your colleagues noticed you getting out of the boss's car, then just in passing tell how you ran into the boss at the crossroads, and out of the kindness of his heart he decided to give you a lift. If you are the first to warn unpleasant questions and stop the indefatigable fantasy of slanderers, then you are guaranteed a restful sleep.
Step 3
In order not to become an unwitting victim of slander, try to take less part in the discussion of people yourself. Even if it is customary in your environment to gossip, it is better to say that you do not meddle in other people's problems, since there is no time to sort out your own. You can simply refer to being busy or having a headache and avoid an unpleasant conversation.
Step 4
Unfortunately, you are unlikely to succeed in never becoming the object of slander. But you are quite within your power to limit its harmful effects on your well-being, position in society, and mood. As a rule, the least criticized, gossip and slander people are really open, self-ironic people who are not afraid to laugh at themselves. With this behavior, you will reliably protect your mental health from the attacks of potential opponents. Listen less to envious people - take pity on your own nerves.
