7 Types of Toxic People You Should Remove From Your Life
Fixing other's insecurities isn’t your job.
According to psychotherapist Jodie Gale, a toxic person regularly harms your mental wellbeing through her behavior. But even though that person might be going through emotional challenges herself, that’s no valid reason to sabotage you. As Hans F. Hansen once said:
“People inspire you, or they drain you — pick them wisely.”
We all know how being around toxic people feels because we consciously or subconsciously let them enter our lives. Yet, the negative impact of being around toxic people is also proven scientifically.
In a 2004 study, German scientists monitored brain activation through magnetic resonance to determine which effects negative stimuli have on our minds.
The findings are shocking: Negative stimuli, like being around harmful people or consuming toxic social media posts, negatively influence the neurons in our hippocampus, the part of our brain responsible for memory and reasoning.
Toxic behavior can come in various shapes and forms, but most of the time, there are similarities, such as manipulation, drama, jealousy, or narcissism involved.
