How to Live Drama-Free

Live drama-free by paying attention to your own problems instead of having conflicts with everyone over theirs.

Step 1: Tell people directly when you have a conflict with them you need to resolve, rather than dealing with your annoyance or hurt passive-aggressively or talking about them behind their backs in the hopes it gets back to them.
TIP: Be genuine in everything you do.
Step 2: Restrain the urge to get in the last word. Let it go -- you don't have to prove yourself to anyone.
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Step 3: Express yourself to others in constructive, kind, and encouraging ways, even when you are irritated or wounded. Class and dignity draw positive attention, and other friends who don't want drama.
TIP: Mind your own business -- don't get sucked into others' drama.
Step 4: Treat others as you want to be treated. Don't make assumptions about the motives of others. Never criticize, condemn, or complain.
Step 5: Pay attention to how you talk about people when they're not around. Think before you speak, never gossip, and never speak ill of people.
Step 6: Don't crave manufactured drama or you may develop an emotional addiction to it.
Step 7: Live simply by reducing the level of stress and negativity in your life. Develop healthy ways to cope with the depressing stuff and focus on your own emotional health.

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