Being around toxic people affects our mental health.

‘Oh,

The taste of your lips

I'm on a ride

You're toxic I'm slippin' under

With a taste of a poison paradise

I'm addicted to you

Don't you know that you're toxic?’

Most of us are familiar with this song 'Toxic' by Britney Spears. No, I ain’t going to be talking about it or review it! But the toxicity that she is talking about is not the case in our lives. First, let us understand who exactly is a toxic person? Every single one of us are familiar and have interpreted the word “toxic” for many things but when it refers to a person it’s a lotta different. According to Irwin, a toxic person can be described as anyone who is abusive, unsupportive, or unhealthy emotionally — someone who basically brings you down more than up. A toxic person may have the following characteristics-

• They are egocentric. Being an egocentric person means that they are self centered and only think of themselves before others.They don’t even care about your opinions.

• They are always envious. They try to control others if they are in a friend zone or in a relationship because they want always want to be dominant in every case.

• If you point out their mistakes and confront them, they aren’t ready to accept them. That is, they never want to change themselves and then start being aggressive with you.

• They never appreciate or compliment you for your achievements. And even if they do they might say something negative with it and making you think that you weren’t deserving to get those rewards.

• Even the people who are mentally or physically sick can be toxic, using their illness as an excuse.

If you notice such signs, BEWARE! YOUR HANGING AROUND WITH A TOXIC PERSON!

But the question is how do they affect us mentally?

According to my past experiences with such people, they make you tired a lot faster than you usually get. Imagine yourself as a salt pan and the toxic person as the sun. The scorching sun ( that is the toxic person) produces such heat (the toxicity they contain) that the water ( the positive energy that you have) gets all evaporated in thin air leaving behind salt ( their bitterness, toxicity and negativity).

The next thing you feel is that, you are afraid of them. Your heart starts beating so rapidly when you get a call or message by them. We aren’t as afraid as we are with our friends and family as we are around such toxic people. This makes us so concealed, that we stop hanging around with people leading us to social anxiety.

You may possibly start being depressed or anxious but if you are already suffering such issues then, a toxic person can make it worse. The only thing you can do here is let go of that person by confiding in yourself to do it. But it won’t be that easy of letting go of a person like this if he/she is a family member or very close to you. You have to try avoiding meetings with that person, by hanging around with your family members with whom you are mentally stable and comfortable with.

So, how to get rid of such people?

It isn’t simple at all. Toxic people aren’t that easy to get rid of; they affect our mental health in such a way (which should be our first priority) that leave scars to our mind and soul which may take time to heal. You may try to slowly distance yourself from that person and also try to let them know that you are letting go of them. Try hanging out with people who are enthusiastic and positive. If you are free from the chains of that toxic person, be grateful that you have!

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Till then,

Be strong! Be positive! Be confident!

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