Stay away from toxic people

[Camper6]

There was a thread started here about being sad.
Well if you don't want to get depressed, stay away from toxic people.
How do you feel after you meet them or talk to them on the phone?
They put you down in various ways and are always negative.
Sometimes you don't notice it for awhile and then later you say to yourself.
"What was he getting at?"
Upbeat people make you feel good after you talk to them or meet them.
They are fun to be around.

 

[katlupe]

Exactly! It is also another reason I left my husband two years ago. He was the most negative person I knew. Living with him caused me to be depressed and I am not a negative person at all. But when you live with someone who is you start feeling that way. Constant negativity brings your energy levels down and I started feeling worthless too. I also had a friend of mine who was that way too. I don't see her as much as I used to and it has been good for me. You get tired of it after a time.

 

[Chet]

I don't watch national news anymore because of toxic reporting. It's all about negativity regardless of your political persuasion. Hardly anything upbeat and inspiring.

 

[bowmore]

I have posted this before, but it seems apropos here:
There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living

 

[Lewkat]

That even applies to certain individuals on these forums as well, Bowmore. I've seen that some are always controversial regardless of how or what one says. I call them baiters.

 

[Gary O']

That even applies to certain individuals on these forums as well, Bowmore. I've seen that some are always controversial regardless of how or what one says. I call them baiters.

Ah, but they can be fun
I sometimes use them for sport
(my little playthings)
Even when they put me on ignore
Especially when they put me on ignore

 

[ClassicRockr]

I'm not a totally positive person, but then again, I'm not a totally negative one either. I try to be in the middle, of which is called "reality". It can be very hard for some to accept "reality", but it is there.

Being overly positive can be just as harmful and being overly negative.

 

[officerripley]

What's sad, though, is if you cannot stay away from toxic people because they're elderly parents, in-laws, other family members, etc. that you have to take care of. So just staying away from toxic people is easier said than done sometimes.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Ah, but they can be fun
I sometimes use them for sport
(my little playthings)
Even when they put me on ignore
Especially when they put me on ignore

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[Aunt Bea]

What's sad, though, is if you cannot stay away from toxic people because they're elderly parents, in-laws, other family members, etc. that you have to take care of. So just staying away from toxic people is easier said than done sometimes.

It takes a little patience but you can always choose to be the adult in any situation.

 

[Aneeda72]

It takes a little patience but you can always choose to be the adult in any situation.

Hmm.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Ah, but they can be fun
I sometimes use them for sport
(my little playthings)
Even when they put me on ignore
Especially when they put me on ignore

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You, too, eh?

 

[Robert59]

I live with a toxic person every day but she can't help it because she has bi-polar. Even taking medicine she has her ups and downs.

 

[Camper6]

Wow! There are a lot of people out there who responded to my thread and the other one about toxic people and sadness.
I was shocked when I came here. There was 36 notifications.
I must have hit a nerve.