Toxicity in any from can be quite detrimental to your health. Too much alcohol can be toxic to your liver. Too much caffeine can be toxic to your nervous system. Too much sugar can be toxic to your dental health and endocrine system, among other things. I think you get the picture. The point is, to avoid these, and many other toxicities, simply reduce your intake of the toxic substances.

How do you deal with toxicity when the source is another person? This situation could become pretty sticky and stressful if not handled correctly. Luckily, there are some suggestions that may help you out of this situation, thanks to Dr. Ben Kim.

Here are just a few of his suggestions for dealing with certain toxic or negative people:

1. First, think carefully about your own behavior to see if you may have done or said something to cause the other party’s behavior.

2. If you can identify something that you did that likely offended the other party, if possible, offer a sincere apology. If he or she accepts your apology, things work out well for both parties. If your apology is not accepted, you can at least walk away with some level of peace of mind, knowing that you owned up to your behavior.

3. If you cannot think of a single thing that you did that could have offended the other party, give him or her a silent “H&G” and walk away. Confronting the other party about unkind behavior is not likely to be fruitful. Since you don’t have to co-exist on a regular basis, you can take the mindset of “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.” In other words, the other party’s unkind behavior — unexpected by you — is on him or her; he or she will reap natural consequences in due time.

Be sure to check out his post in its entirety as it offers some creative ways to deal with a variety of negative people you may encounter.


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