How to Help Type A Personalities

Having a Type A personality can kill you. According to Vijai P. Sharma, Ph.D., the traits of a Type A personality include being competitive, extremely ambitious, concerned about wasting time and the need to constantly prevail and control. As well as being a threat to themselves, individuals with Type A personalities are a menace to friends, family and colleagues. While some people may admire the ruthless determination of a Type A personality, the success comes with a very high price tag and can destroy relationships.

Instructions

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  Make sure you are in good mental shape and that you have a well-balanced perspective. Before you can help other people, you have to have your own life in control. Dealing with the aggressive behavior of Type A personalities can be draining.

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  Hit them with the facts. Type A personalities have more traffic accidents, break more traffic rules and have bad driving attitudes warns NIBC. Further, severe Type A personalities are also more likely to have a heart attack by the time they are 65, according to Sharma.

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  Get Type A personalities who have tics and other nervous facial irregularities to work in front of a mirror. it will make them realize how they appear to other people.

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  Record on video a Type A individual having an altercation or being aggressive with other people. Like the mirror, video ievidence is difficult to argue with. Ask the individual how he rates his behavior.

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  Institute group therapy. To have half a dozen Type A personalities in a room at the same time will be a challenge. Try to sit back and let all of them try to be the top dog. When they start to see the futility of the situation, they will be ready to do some behavioral assessment.

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  Try natural remedies, such as aromatherapy, celery juice to calm nerves, sound therapy with sounds from nature or taking a magnesium supplement. Monitor the Type A individual's behavior and see if there is a reduction in her stress level. Even if it doesn't work, the natural products won't do any harm.

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  Set up a yoga class. Like celery juice, yoga is good for calming nerves and getting people to focus. If you can get a Type A person to slow down and start to meditate, there is a chance that the exercise will trigger an inner reflection. A bit of navel gazing can go a long way.