Ive met toxic people across various contexts from romantic to platonic to professional.
From the familial to the foe.
I spent years communicating with and surveying survivors of covert emotional abuse about their experiences.
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Contrary to popular belief, not every toxic person is toxic because of a tragic past.
Nor do they all suffer fromlow self-esteem.
Some are born toxic, continue to be character disordered and have no conscience or remorse for their actions.
Their brains are inherently different, revealing deficits in areas of the brain related to empathy and compassion.
They may know right from wrong but they simply do not care.
Thats why they deliberately destroy lives and sabotage people because they can and they are rewarded by it.
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The highly disordered do not always destroy others because they are suffering in pain.
They do so because they know they can get away with it.
Researchers likeMartha Stoutestimate that 1 in 25 Americans are sociopathic, meaning they have no conscience.
Narcissism is on the rise too among theyounger generation.
Otherwise, you risk losing your own humanity in the process if youre continually consumed by one-upping them.
Its very difficult to battle someone with no remorse or empathy.
Its not always possible, but its the ideal.
Once you start to breathe fresher air, youre less likely to tolerate toxicity in the future.
WhenNo Contactisnt possible, Low Contact is the next best step.
Remember, your emotional reactions are their fuel.
7.Self-validationis key when youre moving forward.
You have to be able to say to yourself every day, I did the right thing by leaving.
I didnt deserve their abuse.
There are people who wont believe you and unfortunately, you wont convince them.
Sociopathic predators are very skilled at fooling and duping others.
They can be very likeable and charming.
Enablers of narcissists and sociopaths can be toxic too.
Youll know youre in the presence of someone toxic just by the way you feel.So dont discount your instincts.
Empathic people know when theyve made mistakes and own up to them.
They dont avoid accountability for their actions, even if they inadvertently hurt people.
Sociopaths do and they do not care who they hurt.
They do not care about your feelings.
They do not care about your needs.
The truth does eventually come out, even if youre not there to witness it.
Narcissists and sociopaths only treat their enablers well so long as they serve them.
Unfortunately, by that time, itll be too late.
