Identifying the toxic people in your life is usually pretty straightforward. But depending on your coping skills, their desire to change (or not), and the type of relationship you have with that person, how you deal with the situation may differ. Here are three suggestions for handling these challenging relationships. 1. Change your usual response. Sometimes, people just want to draw you into their ongoing drama. If you refuse to participate, they can’t get the payoff that they crave. Your old reaction may have been to attack them back, or on the other side of the spectrum, you may have cowered. Choosing a different response may just change how they interact with you. The dynamic cannot exist if you don’t play the same part. This works best with people who are selectively toxic and only dump on specifically chosen targets. Simply stated, don’t be the perfect target. - michelle
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 05:31:00 +0000
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