Difficult people..well tell me of someone who has not had to deal with difficult people either at the workplace or neighborhood.

The most important thing to remember when you face such a situation is to tackle the problem with tact (no head on approaches please).

Usually, there is an underlying psychological cause when people start acting difficult. Do consult other people who interact with the person acting in a difficult manner. If most of the people have a problem with that person, you ca be sure that it is not some personal issue between the two of you.

Now, here are some of the tactics that you can try out to ease the situation:

1. try and appreciate some good behaviors that the difficult person displays, however trivial it may be.

2. Do not complain about the person to others.

3. Try to have a chat with the person acting difficult, lend a sympathetic ear to their problems, you could even possibly find a solution thereby making the other person cheerful again.

Any of these approaches listed above require patience on your part. There is no quick fix solution here.