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Recognizing Toxic Connections

Everyone enjoys their alone time, but no one wants to be alone. That’s why it is important to choose your social circle wisely, never being afraid to weed out the ones who could be considered hazardous to your well-being.

The concept of cutting someone off isn’t entirely new, as I’m sure you may be familiar with it. While there are a large number of serious cases that may cause you to rethink your relationship with someone, other more subtle cues could help you reach that conclusion a lot sooner than you might think. Some of the examples that we use could even be behaviors that you may have either shrugged off or overlooked.

You must take these examples very seriously, especially if you’ve found reasons to believe that this specific person (or people) is toxic before finding this article. Becoming proactive about the situation could save you some trouble.

Identifying a toxic person goes far beyond realizing someone only contacts you when they want something; It can sometimes be deeper than recognizing that another person tends to drag you into defending them during confrontations in which you wouldn’t care to be involved.

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So how can you identify a toxic member of your circle and is it really necessary to remove them from it? Start by asking yourself these questions; Is it mentally beneficial to have contact with this person? Do you feel uplifted after speaking to them or venting about a serious problem that you may have trouble solving? If no to both and if the answer is quite the opposite, it may be time to consider having no contact with them at all.

Having acquaintances that you occasionally communicate with or speak to briefly when occupying specific settings can often be viewed as a privilege. You could demote toxic people to such a level if you feel as though you shouldn’t cut them out of your life completely.

But you want to be sure that you’re making the right decision to do so. You can draw a more solid conclusion by paying closer attention to how they make you feel after each interaction with them. A toxic person can often make you feel drained or even out of touch with reality. These feelings will pass. When they do, think about why this person makes you feel this way and whether or not you wish to continue to allow them to.

“The less you respond to negative people,

the more powerful your life will become.”

– Robert E. Baine, Jr.

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