I have dealt with some impatient people in my life, including myself. As for as my own impatience I’ve been trying to take a moment to breath and relax. However, for dealing with other’s impatience, it’s a whole different beast. So what do I do about it?
- Accept that it’s not you. Someone’s impatience deals with themselves. That’s not to say walk the slowest possible or be distracted. There are things you can influence, your own behavior. So if you think you’re doing everything you can to reduce impatience, then move on and don’t take it personally.
- Decide you can either be patient and deal with it, or leave. There aren’t any more options to this. If someone is consistently impatient, this is the decision it comes down to. Do they have other qualities that make up for this? Is it a chronic problem, like everyday or does it happen rarely? This is a factor, because it becomes a real problem when it is a consistent issue, not just a blue moon. Is it because of stress, hunger? What are the factors?
So now what? Some things are just part of life. These are one of them. We will get stressed, lose our patience, get angry and take it out on the one’s we love. But all we can really focus on is our own behavior and feelings