Toxic People - No warning labels

The only difference between toxic people and toxic waste is that the latter has warning signs plastered all over it. The even more alarming thing is that some toxic people can do a very good (superficial) job of being your friend.

After spending time with them you can sometimes feel drained, negative and joyless. It can creep up on you without you realising and this means you don’t necessarily pin the cause on them. That's understandable when you realise that they can often be nice people – but people with a negative vibe about them - who are invariably self-absorbed and see their life in too exasperating a fashion.

Your encouraging words and acts of support will disappear down the plughole that is their attitude filter. So, you give more...and more...and more; but you can’t compete with this black hole of negativity. This will adversely affect your self-worth and self-confidence. And this will be exacerbated by the fact that they can and will latch onto you as they see you as a plentiful source of sympathy and support, even though they may never take advantage of your advice and encouragement. But they will, in the process, take advantage of you.

Have the confidence in yourself to deal with them successfully. That's why they have been drawn to you because you have an air of positivity and acceptance about you. So, handle toxic people with care and do not bring or keep them in your life. They're bad for your health!