India, Aug. 20 -- We can choose our friends, but unless we are extremely privileged, we cannot choose who we surround ourselves with at all times of the day. There are many individuals in our lives with whom we are at odds, and ego problems are a major cause of this.

People with a fragile ego not only make things worse for themselves, but they also tend to spoil the situation for the people around them. Taking to Instagram on August 18, Florida-based therapist Jeffrey Meltzer shared three ways to best deal with them.

Someone else being defensive to you does not always mean that it is on you, especially if the someone in question has an ego problem.

As Jeffrey stated, "Just because someone becomes defensive doesn't automatically mean yo...