Before I discuss 6 types of irritating people, let me tell you that there are many other variants of annoying people. But as it is not possible to discuss everything in one article, let us highlight the top 6 here.

You know how awful it feels to spend time with an irritating person!

But knowingly or unknowingly are you too an irritating person in someone’s list?

Few years back I wrote an article that described some of the probable signs to help you understand if people around you are avoiding your company…

…and why!

Now I thought to continue this interesting topic.

This post discusses about 6 most irritating things people do that annoy everyone around them.

In my life so far, all these 6 variants of people have come in contact with me from time to time-sometimes in the form of a friend, sometimes as a colleague while sometimes as a relative.

Read this to check whether knowingly or unknowingly you fall in any of these categories.

i) The Self Obsessed Ones

Self love is good but self obsession is definitely not acceptable!(Understand the difference here)

Why would anyone be interested to hear about what’s going on in your life for hours?

Is it so tough to understand this simple fact that people get bored when you repeatedly speak about yourself?

Sadly this world is full of self obsessed people who never lose a chance to share the endless stories of daily life even when nobody wants to hear them.

When you are communicating with people this is one of the worst things to do!

Unless you have an enemy whom you want to torture mentally, you should not go on and on and on…sharing your stories with people who do not even give a damn to these.

So next time before discussing about your son-in-laws’ brother’s wife’s achievements to your friend, please understand that your friend is NOT interested to know…lol!

So what shall I do:

i) Speak about different topics. This makes the discussion interesting.

ii) Since this is a conversation, it is not only about you or your son’s achievements or your hubby’s promotions. It is about them too.

So during a discussion ask about what going on in their life, share their sorrows, and enquire about their family and so on.

iii) Speak very rarely about yourself. The best is to speak only when someone asks you about your life.

ii) The Chatterbox Types

ARGHHH!!

If you are one of those people who can go on talking for hours, this is for you-please give the other person a chance to separate their lips too!

Understand the fact that you are not chatting with a wall. The opposite person is a human being like you whose patience has a limit.

So in between the conversation, take some gaps, breathe, relax and let them speak too and if possible listen to their point of view. Try it! It is not so tough.

So what shall I do:

i) Do not go on speaking endlessly. Let others speak too.

ii) Talk less and be a good listener.

iii) Bluff Masters

So you told your neighbor that Mike Tyson was your child hood buddy and you went to the Himalayas with him on a school vacation? And then you want him to believe it? Gosh!

The world is not fool my friend! Every little bluff you speak does a great damage to your personality and social image.

People do not become compulsive liars overnight. This tendency starts from childhood. (click to know why kids lie)

You can also check for probable signs of lying from your kids’ body language. Learn how

It may help you to gain momentary attention from people who are new in your network, but once they understand your real image you become nothing more than a time pass entertainer.

Your friends, colleagues and the neighbors know well about you. So what is the point in making fancy stories?  Be genuine and truthful! The world will respect you for this!

So what shall I do:  

i) Do not bluff. Be genuine. You are not clever enough to fool everyone around you.

ii) Always remember that in the process of fooling people, you are fooling yourself.

iv) The Irritating Electronic Friend

Thanks to the exponential growth of social media we have a new group of people who have taken help of technology to irritate people.

Almost everyone have at least one such person in their friend list who are expert in tagging people in irrelevant photos, videos and updates.

Again there are these annoying people who keep on sending you innumerable games and app requests no matter how many times you ignore the notifications.

Then comes the third kind whose only goal is to send ‘hi’ ‘hello’ messages to random people 24×7, 365 days a year.

If you are doing this, what you need to understand is that people out there are seriously busy with their work, family and life. Only because you have nothing productive to do, does not mean that you should go on and on irritating them for no reason.

So what shall I do:  

i) Stop tagging them in those irrelevant posts. The 1500 odd people in your list are not really interested to know how

ii) If someone is not willing to chat with you, do not irritate them by sending the same messages repeatedly. Maintain some dignity!

iii) People out there are fighting for their life, career, relations and many other important things and you want them to play candy crush with you? Are you serious?

v) The Super Negative Souls

“Oh! I can never be happy in life”,  

” God has been so unkind to me..especially to me”,

“ it is okay I have a Lamborgini, but still..”

Are you a negative person?

Nobody likes to roam with someone who spreads negativity every now and then for no reason.(Learn how to overcome negative thoughts)

It is okay you had a break up…millions of people are breaking their relation everyday, it is again okay you did not get what you prayed for! Innumerable people have gone through this and you are not the first or last one!

It is very natural to cry when the heart aches, but it is not at all acceptable that you spend 365 days of the year in sadness, grievance, sorrows and complaints.  If you cannot change for yourself, at least change for the people around you.

So what shall I do:  

i) Do not cry for small petty issues. People will soon start to avoid you.

ii) We all have some sorrows. You are not alone! Learn to accept life’s philosophy and act maturely.

iii) Some people do this in order to gain sympathy. If you are in this list too you should understand that nobody will sympathize with someone who do not know how to value his life.

vi) The Backseat Drivers

The discussion on 6 types of irritating people must have a mention of backseat drivers.

If you have been in contact with people who do not need a reason to jump in other’s life with their ‘valuable’ suggestions and advice, every now and then, you know very well how irritating these guys are!

The moment you have a casual fight with your boy friend, they will be the first to comment on what a wrong choice you have made!

Be it during a casual issue like choosing your honeymoon destination or serious issues like selecting the right school for your kid or buying an apartment, these folks will always be there for you even when you seriously DO NOT need them!

Do you have similar tendency? Do you feel restless until you have advised someone on something? If yes, it is important for you to understand that it is better not to poke constantly in people’s lives every now and then.

Yes, I think I am a member of this group. So what shall I do:  

i) Do not interfere in people’s lives. However if they approach you for help, definitely go for it.

Over to You

Apart from these 6 types of irritating people, there are many other variants of annoying souls too. Kindly introspect on this article and see whether you have any of  these irritating nature discussed above.

If yes, it is time to change for good.