Oh, okay, we’re still talking about you. Cool…
Dealing with people with huge egos can be so frustrating.
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Even having a simple conversation can leave you feeling like:
Whether they cut you off and refuse to see your side of things or they just irritate the crap out of you by going on and on about themselves, interacting with someone with a seriously inflated ego is a chore. BuzzFeed Life talked to some experts to find out what you should know about people with massive egos — and how to deal with them without going crazy. Here's what they had to say.
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Parrot their words back to them so you don't get stuck in a conversation forever.
Whether you're debating facts or just trying to get out of a long-winded story, you have to at least pretend that you value what they're saying. "If they don't feel heard, they are going to keep talking over you and they'll go on forever," clinical psychologist Andrea Bonior, Ph.D., tells BuzzFeed Life. Make it clear that you've heard what they have to say, then use that as an opportunity to make your point or move attention away from them.
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Cut uncertain phrases from your vocabulary.
When talking to someone with a big ego, don't start your sentences with:
"I think..."
"I feel..."
"I kind of..."
"I sort of..."
"I just..."
These phrases automatically make you sound like you have less authority, so you're feeding into that person's ego by making it sound like you think your own opinion is less valuable than theirs, says Bonior.
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