Toxic Behavior.

Toxic people.

 

The term "toxic people" has been talked about a lot of years ago and until today it continues, it is even possible that each of us has used this term at some point in life. Reading different articles, I found the following information:

First, let's explain what is a toxic person?

Human beings are sociable by nature, we need to have contact with others, and this is mainly achieved through communication which helps us share and express our ideas, interests, etc., and that is when social relationships are established.

But within these relationships, certain types of behaviors may appear that turn off our vitality, generate stress and physical and mental discomfort. As Bernardo Stamateas mentions:

“Many times we allow gossips, envious people, authoritarian people, psychopaths, proud people, mediocre people to enter our most intimate circle, in short, toxic people, wrong people who permanently evaluate what we say and what we do, or what we don't say and don't do. ”

This type of toxic behaviors is manifested in any scenario of society, which is presented in the behavior of people resulting in 'toxic people'.

 

How to identify a toxic person?

There are different types of toxic people such as:

1. Egocentric. Those who speak continuously and in excess of themselves, seek to be the center of attention. 
2. Victims. They are the ones responsible for everything that happens to others, spreading the feeling of guilt through emotional blackmail.
3. Always criticize. They disqualify any action or idea that their victim has, creating a feeling of worthlessness and weakening their self-esteem.
4. Aggressive. They cause insecurity in their victim to make her weak, humiliating her and disrespecting her.
5. Manipulators. Those who are always cheating for their own benefit. 
6. Gossipy. Those who speak and spread negative rumors about absent people. 
7. Narcissists. They believe they are perfect and do not support being opposed, they always give lessons on how things have to be done and they believe they have the right to disqualify and belittle anyone who contradicts their decisions or beliefs.

Therefore, toxic people are always pessimistic, they have no empathy, they are envious, they are unhappy, and they are not happy for the achievements of others.

It is for all this that when someone with these behaviors is close to us, nothing grows within the relationship and it is best to maintain a healthy distance from them, in order to be happy internally and externally.