Maintain clear boundaries
If you live with negative, complaining people, set limits on how often you meet or discuss issues that cause conflict.
If the person who brings negative energy is a close friend, relative, or family member, share with them your boundaries. When you share together, limit meetings, contact, and conversations, you will limit negative emotions from the other person.
Empathetic
To reduce the negativity that people transmit to you, try to listen, understand, and empathize with them. When you understand the root cause, it will be easier for you to deal with the negativity they bring to you.
Try to put yourself in their shoes, see the situation from their perspective, this can help you sympathize and be less affected by the other person's negativity. Empathy and understanding can help you pull your loved one out of the depths of negativity.
Relieve stress
When you know you are about to meet someone with negative energy, you can relieve stress in advance by meditating and taking deep breaths to help yourself focus and calm down.
Even when you are with the person, focus on your breathing to maintain balance. After the meeting, take time to relax and relieve stress through activities like yoga, journaling, or taking a short walk.
Focus on solutions
When you feel like the conversation with someone with negative energy is starting to go into a dead end, and the negative energy is being released, try to give the other person a new, more positive perspective.
Instead of letting the other person wallow in negativity, be empathetic, share, and gently offer solutions in a civilized manner, which can significantly reduce negative energy at least on your side.
Active listening
When someone is expressing their feelings, don't interrupt them, instead, be an active listener. Instead of planning your response, try to stay in the situation with a clear mind.
Empathy allows you to stay in the conversation without getting caught up in the other person’s negativity. Gestures like nodding, maintaining eye contact, and acknowledging their feelings with affirmative statements help you show respect for the other person without getting caught up in negative emotions.
