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Toxic People/Friends
Posted on July 7th, 2009 11 comments
Toxic People/Friends.
As we travel on this journey of life we encounter people that we have a common interest with. The relationships we form during this time will be important to our future success.
Some of the relationships we form while in this moment will be toxic. When you have a toxic friend or find yourself involved with toxic people you will find yourself drained emotionally, physically and spiritually.
You will spend most of your energy trying to stay positive after being drained from these people which will influence other areas of your life.
If you have friends that have more than 1 of the following attitudes, it may be advantageous to drop them from your day to day circle of people you associate with. You will benefit a great deal in your life when you do.
1 – They are in a constant storm of complaining. They complain about all things before they hear the facts.
2 –They are always short with other people when communicating.
3 – They never like the fact that you spend time with other people.
4 –They quickly go from calm to hostile.
5 –They make you the brunt of jokes in front of others.
6 –They make you feel like a total drain after talking to them.
7 –They always dominate the conversation.
8 -They never seem to like other people at all.
If your friend has more than one of these attitudes you will start to feel the change within yourself after a few days without them around. Start to wean yourself away from these people before they drain all the energy from you.
It may be difficult to do in the beginning, but it is necessary for your life of success.
Enjoy The Journey!
Lynn Lane – MM.
11 responses to “Toxic People/Friends”
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Lynn,
Good post with good advice. You are right, ridding oneself of toxic relationships is necessary for a life of success and a peaceful life.
Health, Fitness — Darryl Pace
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Solid advice sensei! I have had to drop a number of friends over the years. Especially many of the people from my youthful partying days!
Anthony
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Yeah. This is one of the sad things in life. Sometimes we move on but our friends have not.
It’s a sad thing when someone who claims to love us tries to hold us back. Understandable, but sad.
It’s great that you’re covering this stuff, Lynn. I’ve always loved reading what you have to say.
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Duane Cunningham July 9th, 2009 at 04:55
Hi Lynn,
One can’t afford the luxury of surrounding yourself with people who whine, complain and are generally toxic!
Theres a great book title “You can’t afford a negative thought”
Some goes here
Duane
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Lynn,
Great & simple but effective tips!
John Ho
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I just recently purged some toxic people from my life. it was very painful. as much as i loved them and tried to help them, they were only concerned with themselves and didn’t care if they dragged me down with them. i miss them but have way less anxiety now that they are gone.
Don Shepherd
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I have totally had toxic friends in the past but I have definitely cut them all loose. Great post! Sometimes we need a reminder of this.
Lisa McLellan
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Newport Beach, Widow Support, Bereavement Counseling, Divorce Recovery, Grief Support, Orange County, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Irvine July 15th, 2009 at 18:08
I’m with Lisa on this one. Indeed, it is most interesting because I was just thinking about how when I have had a loss event and simply stop interacting with unsupportive people in my immediate grief I absolutely have to out of self-preservation, I have only let back in those who were supportive but perhaps lived further away.
An excellent reminder!
Best regards,
April Braswell
Single Baby Boomer Dating Expert
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I was just reading a single lady’s comment about baby boomer dating, how we all have more baggage later in life, or perhaps our baggage is just more evident. Indeed, paring down toxic people, I don’t want to refer to them as friends, because they never really were, were they? Well, that is so important to do as we progress on our life’s pathways and share our lives with life partners and other important relationships.
Cheers!
April Braswell
Single Baby Boomer Dating Expert
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Great post Lynn. It made me realize that I often have these toxic qualities. I need to work on that!
Pam
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Absolutely so true, Lynn. I totally agree with you. I’ve had to do this ‘clearing of energy’ in the past and it makes a substantial difference in life.
Sue Crutcher
Life Empowerment Mentor
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Darryl Pace July 7th, 2009 at 15:00