People are at their most difficult when they are going through difficult transits or progressions. For the sake of simplicity, I call all these “cycles.”
Nuclear cycles are one such difficult cycle. During Nuclear cycles people can feel more impatient, grumpy, frustrated, and alienated. It’s easy to feel “cross-ways” with other people and even with your life as a whole. However, Nuclear cycles, especially during multiple Nuclear cycles and/or during the power orb, are the very worst times to make major life changes.
Another challenging cycle which can make people more difficult to deal with is the Heartbreak cycle. Heartbreak cycles, aka Blackout cycles, are characterized by bad judgment and people seeing you in your worst possible light. Blackout cycles are the times when you could make a critical error and must be on your very best behavior to avoid problems. They can make you intermittently feel more depressed, confused, angry, pessimistic, vulnerable, tired or weepy.
Another type of cycle which can make people see others more negatively are Outcast cycles. Outcast cycles are times when you are most likely to be disliked and to offend or alienate others. Outcast cycles are times when you have to work extra hard to avoid creating enmities and are the worst times for important new meetings, interviews, public appearances or releasing creative materials.
If they’re being difficult, they are probably going through something. Do your best to understand the cause and don’t take it personally.