I Will Not Be Involved With Toxic People

True ugliness is when you reduce a human being into an object, a stepping stone for your ego.  There are some people who are so tortured, so insecure that they can only feel worthy by putting other people down. I'm sure you've seen a...

Why should I waste my time with nasty, toxic people when there are so many nice people to get to know?  Life is too short for me to want to be involved with toxic people.  Unfortunately there are some in close circles anyway...

This is one of the very best things about getting a little older. Somewhere along the path of life, I miraculously realized that I am in total control over my choices of the people in which I choose to share my life with. There was (yes...

Toxic people get their strength from making other people miserable. It is as if the unhappiness of the person they are cornering drives their lives and energizes them. They possibly get their sense of worth or superiority by making...

The VA taught me the true meaning of the word willingness; choice plus action. This lesson has caused me to understand what one can do if willing. I now call upon the wilingness of all Americans in order to save American jobs, our...

I am angry. I'm frustrated. Running in circles and always trying to fix things and finally figuring out that there is no fixing things. You can't fix anyone. You can't even offer alternative routes because everyone is going to do what...

When I was younger, with more tolerance and naivety, I would let marginally bizarre people into my life for entertainment value, if nothing else. Often, we became long-term friends.  This is a tribute to my better judgment and their...

Coming out of the wastelands and shadowlands requireszealous determination. Mental realization of those causingstagnation to ones higher plane of elevation is not alwaysan easy equation, but negation from this mental realizationis not...

This is an essentially subjective criteria.  A toxic person in one relationship may be a friend in another . . .  Each person is perceived differently by each other person.  There can be no ONE set of criteria for...

I've had enough of them thrust upon me in my family and work situations. So I will not let such people through the gates of my personal life.  That would be my own fault, wouldn't it.  I believe in vampires because there are just...

This story was 'assigned' to me in my Writer's Challenge thread.  So here we go.
First of all, I have a strict practice to stay away from toxic people and can think of NO ONE in my real life that would fit this description. ...

My tolerance is high but has been pushed over the limit. A member whose irresponsibility and lack of integrity ... just urgh! It's just too much

Part of not being involved with toxic people includes our not being toxic to ourselves or others.

I have had toxic relationships and they were not pretty. I found some helpful things for people who are going through nasty relationships with people who are toxic. It took me a while to realize that they were but, it came to light.The...

I think there is a point when we realize that we are enablers to the people who cause stress in our lives.
I used to believe that I was very mature in my dealings with these individuals, but unfortunately I was merely helping them in...

I am alone! My family and "friends" have bullied me for most of my life. I spend holidays and birthdays alone because I am unable to hear any more unsolicited criticism from family and friends. Many of my "friends" have used me to...

Well we cannot help to be involved with toxic people because the universe is just a very small place teeming with dissimilar personalities. More often than not, we interact with some of them in our households and workplace. Sometimes...

I'm have to deal with some very toxic people with my job.
I'm a doctor that deals with some very mentally messed up people.
In my private live, I refuse to be involved with toxic people.
I have a very small circle of "friends" on EP...

What do you do when everyone at work, to varying degrees, is toxic? The environment is such that people scheme against each other, and you, every day? Back stab you.
People regularly yell each and every day,
Kick the career ladder out...