Drama Queen How did you reform your inner Drama Queen?
I admit it, I am one. But I would like to become a "stiff upper lip" type person instead. Are there any ex-drama queens out there, willing to share their recipe for success?
I don't know if you can become "stiff upper lip" but you can definately tame the Drama Queen.
First thing is--Drama Queens tend to take everything personally. When you find yourself being offended by something that someone said, take a mental step back. Don't jump right to anger. THINK a little.
Second--Drama Queens love gossip, both telling and being told too. You have to stop being a big-time conductor of the gossip train. And, if possible, try to hang out with people who aren't gossips themselves.
Third--Drama Queens are all up in other people's lives. They are nosy. So practice keeping your nose out of other people's business. When you find yourself getting mad on your friend's behalf because her boyfriend yelled at her (again) remember that it isn't your business. So butt out!
Hope this helps. All this goes double for me, but if you really try you can curb those Drama impulses and turn them towards something more productive, like writing a book about all your friends (you gossipmonger you!). LOL
In The Drama Queen, Lucy dreams of being a great writer someday, but when a new girl in class tries to intimidate and bully her, Lucy stands her ground and eventually gets her wish. Everything was going great in Lucys class until that bully Annabel moved into town. Lucy had a passion for reading, writing and telling stories. But now Annabel is out to crush Lucys dream of one day becoming a great writer and shes out to steal all of her friends with gifts and empty promises. If they wont come willingly, shell intimidate and bully until they become her friends. But Lucy stands her ground and, with the unintended help of Annabel, finds a way to get back her passion and teach the bully a lesson. In public schools, there are kids who mercilessly bully their classmates so much that these bullied ones think of school with dread. Author Ify Chinedum Onwusilikam wrote The Drama Queen as a way to teach children, through the story of Lucy and Annabel, that bullying is evil and that no child should have to suffer at the hands of a bully. Author: Onwusilikam, Ify Chinedum Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 56 Publication Date: 2009/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 8.50 x 5.50 x 0.13 inches
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Lindsay Lohan - Drama Queen
The Drama Queen (Or King) At Work
Everyone knows who this is. This is the…
‘Why does the boss pick on me?’, ‘why am I always first?’, ‘why did he/she say that to me?’, ‘why was I centered out?’, ‘blah, blah, blah why me?’, ‘blah, blah, blah poor me’, ‘I’m better than everyone else, so why me?’ crier of the team.
Nothing is ever this person’s fault. Everyone should do everything their way. They speak without thinking and expect to be known as the guru of whatever subject is at hand. They wonder why they get ‘called out’ when they speak without filtering what they are saying. They interrupt, are abrupt, don’t know when to stop asking questions and provide commentary on every single point of a presentation, especially if they do not appreciate the presenter. They call their peers to re-hash every meeting, focused on any comments made by ‘the boss’…because those comments were all directed at the Drama Queen (or King), of course!
So what do you do about this person? How do you handle them? Does ignoring them really work, or does it leave you ready to vent to your peers?! What are they thinking? Can you get inside their mind and understand why all the drama is required? Is this co-worker a narcissistic histrionic – everything is always about them to the maximum degree? Is there hope for an histrionic?
Perhaps. Let’s start slowly. It does not serve anyone well to get upset, irritated or yell at the Drama Queen (or King). You would only be enabling the ‘Drama-Queen (or King)-ness’. You would need to start by trying to understand. Perhaps, and most likely, this individual is insecure, has low self-esteem and needs constant validation. The Drama Queen (or King) is really looking for you to make them –and keep them- the center of attention. They are looking for you to validate their view of the negativity so they can continue to be in the drama.
Try this.
Ask the Drama Queen (or King) to put themselves in the other person’s shoes and ask them how they would handle the situation.
Ask the Drama Queen (or King) to consider the context of the comment that was directed at them. For example, if the topic is low sales and their region has the lowest sales, would the comments be valid.
Ask the Drama Queen (or King) to reverse positions with you and hear what is being said from your shoes.
Ask the Drama Queen (or King) about the obvious – for example, they are region 1 so they will always be first in the discussion of results. If you are brave, suggest that the Drama Queen (or King) as the meeting facilitator to start from a different direction.
Play back to the Drama Queen (or King) in exact words and tone what they have just said to you. Ask them to respond to this. It could be that they do not realize that they are always in Drama Queen (or King) –mode.
And last, but not least, humor may actually help diffuse some of the pent up emotion and quell some of the jitters, allowing the Drama Queen (or King) to see their own reflection in the mirror and correct their own behavior. Validating their Drama Queen (or King) behavior only enables them to continue. For the sake of, at the very least, the business, be honest with them and help them to resolve their issue.
Each Drama Queen (or King) is different, so handle with care. Don’t forget to look in the mirror for the latent Drama Queen (or King) within each of us.
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Shut up with that shit omg