Practicing With the Complaining Habit

We can often spot complainers, people who always seem to be negative and stuck in victimhood. It’s harder to see it when we’re the ones often complaining. Fida Olga/Shutterstock

We can often spot complainers—when it’s other people. They’re the kind of people who always seem to be complaining, negative, stuck in victimhood.

It’s harder to see it when we’re the ones who are often complaining. And in fact, in my experience, most of us are in the habit of complaining, either out loud or to ourselves.