Toxic people have the tendency to make your good day turn into a bad one. Unfortunately, even friends, family members, coworkers, partners, whom we rely on for social support, can be toxic for us. Thus, they take away from us more than they give us. That’s why it is necessary to recognize these toxic ones and weed them out from our lives or learn to at least protect us from their negative influences.

Who are Toxic People

These are a few traits of toxic people:

• They expect a lot from everyone else.
• They have no respect for others’ time, their energy and positive contribution.
• They are highly opinionated and throw around their opinions even when they are not needed or welcome.
• They are not willing to give anything back, besides lack of support and criticism.
• No one is up to their standards or can meet their expectations.
• They use emotions to control others: anger, resentment, clinginess, displeasure, sarcasm, self-pity, ingratitude, etc.
• Their behavior patterns comprise: emotional blackmailing, crying, slandering, ridiculing, berating, gaslighting, fault finding others.
• Toxic people gossip a lot about others.
• They fixate on material things and personal benefits.
• They are ungrateful.
• They make everything about themselves.

These are only a few toxic traits. But the list is so broad that it’s exhaustive. Any trait that happens to be negative and causes discomfort and hurt to others is a potentially toxic one.

Why It is Important to Get Rid of Toxic People from Our Lives

One needs to get rid of toxic people from one’s life. Here is how:

Cut Out, Avoid, Ignore..

If it’s someone acting out on a bus, in a mall, ignore them. If a friend is like that, get rid her. If it’s your neighbor, stop interacting with them. Start avoiding them.

Of course, this is easier said than done, because these people might be very close to us in terms of proximity or relationship, or both. We might be working with them or living with them.

Wherever it is not possible to get rid of toxic people entirely, we still need to establish boundaries with them. We have to learn to protect ourselves, emotionally and spiritually.

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Establish Boundaries

In other situation, they may be our near and dear ones like a spouse, even our own parents. In such cases, where it is not possible to get rid of these toxic people entirely, we still need to establish boundaries with them. We have to learn to protect ourselves, emotionally and spiritually.

Otherwise, what happens is that

• We start getting affected by their behavior. We are sucked into the dramas of their lives.
• The negativism start corrupting our own emotions, thoughts, mindset and actions.
• We end up becoming that mouse on the wheel that is constantly wheeling and wheeling and reaches nowhere in the end.
• They suck up all our precious energy, our positivity.
• Eventually, we end up becoming toxic like them.

Getting Rid of Toxic People is Self-Care

Getting rid of toxic people or establishing boundaries is not just a tactic, a survival skill! It is also a form of self-care and self-love. It is like telling them that you and your drama is NOT WORTH it AT ALL. It is like telling ourselves and others that we do care about who we are connecting with, vibing with, hanging out with because we are worth it. Our energy, our positive mindset are precious. They are WorthWorkin4. We are precious and WorthWorkin4.

Conclusion

We see and interact with a lot of toxic people in our day to day lives. It can be a random guy in the check out line or someone as close to us as a partner, or even a parent. It is important to get rid of these toxic people or at least limit their negative influence in our lives through making boundaries. Getting rid of toxic people is a form of self-care and a very important one. Our energy and mindset are precious and WorthWorkin4 d Worth preserving.