There comes a point in everyone’s life when you need to take a step back and evaluate your friendships. Ask yourself a few questions that will help you understand if your friends are good or bad, and if you think they are, then maybe it’s time to let go of the bad friends.
Most empaths have at least one person in their life who makes them experience negative feelings, just by being in their presence.
These people, who may be friends or family members, seem to spew acid when they talk: they complain about everything, value nothing, and only care about their interests.
It’s normal for empaths to feel rising emotions and feel buried pain for another, and we want to help others with their problems when we can, but we’re not supposed to be someone’s emotional bag or toxic ground.
Toxic people can drain your energy within minutes of their presence, and even self-protection techniques may not work to prevent their dark feelings from spilling out.
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Experience typical sensations when dealing with toxic people
- Anger or bitterness
This can continue for as long as they are in their presence and up to 10 days afterward. Depending on their negative traits will depend on how you feel. - Fatigue
You struggle to keep your eyes open, especially if they are venting. - Being of some kind
A host of strange feelings bore you, ranging from alienation to nausea. - Negative talk
Finding yourself speaking negatively about others, even though it’s not your typical trait. - Apathy
He loses all former enthusiasm and optimism.
If you have a toxic person in your life, you may have already tried to help them, by sharing what helped you deal with the harshness of life. Unfortunately, they didn’t want to listen and have no intention of making any changes to themselves, preferring to continue unloading their negative rants on you.
Empaths generally avoid harming others or causing them unnecessary pain, and for this reason, many keep in their lives those who cause them unhappiness. However, one should always put one’s emotional health first.
If a food or substance makes you very ill or depressed, you should probably avoid it; The same should be applied to those who cause emotional distress.
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It is our responsibility to keep our body and mind healthy. If someone else is constantly causing stress that we can’t handle (all stress ultimately leads to disease) the only option is to remove them from our lives.
I’m not talking about undermining one’s ego because of a random disrespect for others. Everyone has people who hurt them, hurt them, or make them angry because of their lack of understanding. And we, in turn, will undoubtedly do the same with others. This problem relates to toxic friends, or family members, who repeatedly (and often intentionally) bring us down.
The high point in all toxic friendships comes when you have to decide if they are causing more harm than good.
Here are some questions to ask that may help you assess your friend/relationship and hopefully help you know if it is healthy.
