off-topic How do you deal with gossip and rumors

[ActionAce]

Gossiping spreads damaging words which create harm to others. It can be very difficult to learn how to manage gossip in our lives. It's definitely a big issue right but it's doable. I tend to not pay attention to them and if I know the person that is being gossiped about, it is my priority to directly speak with them.

 

[Unvarnished]

I prefer to confront people when they gossip and I make sure to do so directly whenever it occurred. I make sure to respond by correcting their statement but I do it with respect and constructively.

 

[Ashake]

Throughout my life, I developed the habit of tuning out hearsay and gossip. Interaction with these rumors will create more fuel to spread them further. My attention stays on what I do and how I behave. And I make sure to choose friends who both maintain positive attitudes and abstain from gossiping with others.

 

[Yugi]

I've never been the gossipy type, I hate when people need to bring others down to lift themselves. It is particularly common in the school scene when everyone is too immature to understand one another, but even adults gossip frequently. I'm not sure what the thrill of gossiping about others is, but I tend to keep to myself and not let other people affect how I live. It's a real burden when you know you're known or are paranoid about people gossiping about you, but there's not much you can do but tune those people out and learn to find happiness in yourself. I've let people bring me down a majority of my life, but as I grow older and mature I care less and less about what others think of me or could be saying behind my back.

 

[Shawn]

I'm apolitical, and I read past bias words.

I also look at everything in a very psychological manner. That really helps. It changes the way you look at people, their problems, their emotions, and the results of it all.

The other way just makes it too easy to get in on the gossip.

 

[Niyi Brixx]

If someone is gossiping about me, and I get to hear about it, I would just ignore. Trying to confront the person might look to validate the things the person said about me. So I just ignore. They are cowards for talking behind me.