| Idle talk and even rumors about your personal affairs | | | | victim of trusting anyone with topics that you do not |
| can result in humiliation and your feelings being hurt. | | | | want talked about. |
| But, to be honest, you have probably participated in | | | | Now something is out there in the rumor mill about |
| this talk about others. But what will you do when the | | | | you so you should just get over it, move on and let |
| talk is about you? | | | | it go. Your reaction can either make the gossip |
| When you hear something you should first try to | | | | continue or not, if you ignore what is being said |
| determine its source. Sometimes the source is the | | | | people will eventually become tired with it and move |
| person who is telling you what is being said. When | | | | on to something else themselves. |
| you hear gossip about yourself or others be direct | | | | Don't retaliate by attacking or spreading gossip of |
| and indicate that what they are saying is hurtful and | | | | your own. This will not have a result that you will be |
| that you will not participate in the conversation. One | | | | happy with. You could end up in an all out gossip war |
| good way to avoid being drawn in to these | | | | with feelings being hurt beyond repair. |
| discussions is to change the subject. | | | | When you hear things being said about you that are |
| Be careful of what you say when you are around | | | | false you should correct the information and get the |
| others especially the people who are known to talk | | | | correct information out. Remaining cool headed and |
| about others. This may be hard and you might feel | | | | correcting the false information with facts is one of |
| like you cannot be yourself at all times but you will | | | | the best ways to deal with gossip about you that is |
| not be providing any new material for people to talk | | | | inaccurate. |
| about if you watch what you say. Only tell your | | | | Be strong and weather the storm of gossip and do |
| most secret things to those you can trust, or better | | | | not be drawn into gossip as retaliation. Soon, after it |
| yet to no one at all. If one person knows something | | | | dies down or the topic has moved on to something |
| you can be sure almost everyone will know it. How | | | | or someone else you will not be the center of |
| often are you told something in confidence only to | | | | attention and life will move on. If you don't participate |
| tell your significant other or trusted friend? You can | | | | in talking about others and provide an example you |
| trust them - they are your friends. Well don't be a | | | | might persuade others to stop talking as well. |
