Clever Ways To Deal With A Toxic Person

Keeping away from a toxic person isn't enough? Dealing with a toxic person can be very difficult. They seem to revolve around us; no matter where we go. They are at our workplaces, in our schools, on our social media accounts, and in our homes. Worst of all, they can be our ex-fiances! 

Toxic individuals enjoy belittling their targets by making them feel terrible about themselves. They thrive off of pessimistic reactions. Toxic individuals causally blame others for the issues they are experiencing in life. Literally, they don't take accountability for anything. They manipulate others, leaving you feeling confused about situations. Always wanting attention and are surrounded by drama. 

On the bright side, toxic people can be avoided. They can also be handled properly if you make wise decisions. 

Don't get fooled into their toxic environment; instead, be the bigger person. Prevent yourself from getting sucked into their toxicity. If you know someone that is a toxic individual, it's time to take action to restrain yourself from becoming the next toxic person. 

Here are different ways to deal with a toxic person:

1. Stay Away From The Toxic People In Your Life 

Ignoring toxic people is the best way to deal with them. The more you stay away from a toxic person, the less likely you will get sucked into their toxicity. If you ignore them, you won't be able to feed into any of their pessimistic power.

However, if you keep toxic people around in your life, they will continue to seek a negative reaction from you. When they have the opportunity, they will continue to manipulate you. They will continue to guilt trip you as long as you allow them to. When you don't ignore any of their harmful tactics, they will continue to pester you. 

The solution to this problem is to do whatever is necessary to remove them from your life. Whether it's blocking toxic individuals from your social media platforms such as Snapchat or Facebook, do it! Unfollow the toxic person on your Instagram. If you have them stored as your contacts in your email or phone, block them. 

If the toxic individuals are at your workplace, school, or at home, keep your distance from them. If the toxic person tries to have a conversation with you, walk away or keep the chat to a minimum. Report the toxic individuals to someone you trust to make sure that they stay away from you. If you must, contact the authorities for further action to be taken. 

Repeat this in your mind, ignore! ignore! ignore! Train your mind to find ways to block the toxic individuals out of your life. There's no need for the toxic individual to know about your whereabouts, your wellbeing, or even have access to you.

You don't owe them an explanation as to why you are ignoring them. You are not obligated to stay in a toxic person's life. It's time to cut them off and move on with your life. Don't allow a toxic individual to drain your energy. 

When you ignore their pessimistic behaviors, they will lose their power and take it elsewhere. 

2. Set Boundaries With The Toxic Individuals 

To deal with toxic people, you must set boundaries with them. In a toxic person's mind, they know little and could care less about boundaries. They will continue to walk over if you don't set boundaries with them. When you are dealing with toxic individuals, keep those walls up! 

Learn how to use your power when dealing with toxic individuals. According to Developinggoodhabits.com, your boundaries help define you and ensure that you are protected from people who are hurtful, disrespectful, and invasive.

The biggest boundary to set with a toxic person is by stating the word no. When you state the word NO to a toxic person, you are refusing to put up with their toxic behavior. Oftentimes, some people are passive when dealing with toxic people. When this happens, this tells the aggressor that their behaviors are okay, even though it is not. 

Stating the word NO to a toxic person gives you power and control over the situation. Remember, as a human being, you have every right to establish boundaries that suit your needs. Whatever your boundaries may be, don't allow a toxic person to overstep them. If they continue to overstep your boundaries, cut them off. There is no need to deal with someone that doesn't respect your boundaries. If they don't respect your boundaries, they don't respect you as a person. 

3. Stop Trying to Please Toxic People 

When you are making countless efforts to please a toxic person, it will feed into their power even more. This leaves room for the toxic person to try and control every aspect of your life. Therefore, their goal is to guilt-trip you so you can continue to seek acceptance from them.

Leave toxic individuals alone! No matter what you do in order to try and please a toxic person, they will never be pleased! It's a messy cycle that's going to continue if you continuously try to please them. Stop giving toxic individuals your worthy time and leave them alone! 

You cannot please everyone you come across. It will damage your self-esteem. Doing this will allow toxic people to enter your circle. These types of people, such as toxic people, thrive from you trying to please them. They are aware of this and will use it against you in order to continue getting what they want from you.

They will continue to manipulate and guilt-trip you if you keep trying to please them. 

I've been guilty of doing this myself. I was constantly chasing after toxic individuals with hopes they will accept me. It's the worst decision I could have ever made.

Stop pleasing toxic people while you can before it is too late.

4. Have A Serious Talk About Their Toxic Behaviors

Sometimes, people can be unaware of their toxic behaviors. Even though this isn't always the case, it's still very important that you have a serious talk about how their toxic behaviors are affecting you. You are better off confronting the toxic person about how they're making you feel, instead of not saying anything at all.  Speak firmly and assertively. Explain to them how you expect to be treated. 

Who knows; helping a toxic individual realize their toxic ways can hopefully change their behavior. Hopefully, by doing this, it could be a great step towards a better relationship with the toxic person.

If confronting the toxic person doesn't work, leave them alone. There is no need to keep confronting their negative behaviors if they don't want to change. 

5. Don't Blame Yourself For Their Toxic Ways 

Don't waste time trying to figure out why toxic people are the way they are. You can't figure them out, no matter how hard you try. I know you blame yourself for the way they're treating you; don't. Toxic people are like that in nature for a reason. It is never anything personal, even though you may feel like it is. Don't put up with their behaviors, even if you feel like it's your fault. Most of the time, it isn't. 

Leave toxic people alone. The more you surround yourself with toxic people, you will continue to blame yourself for their toxic ways. There are probably several factors in their life that made them become toxic. 

Remember, their problems are not your problems. Toxic people are great at blaming others for their problems. Don't fall for it. 

6. Ask Someone For Help When Dealing With Toxic People 

Dealing with a toxic person alone can be difficult, especially if you don't have anyone on your side to support you. Therefore, you can find others that you know and trust that are willing to help you deal with that toxic person. If more than one person is present when dealing with the toxic person, the toxic individuals will start to lose their power. 

However, this may not always be the case. There are toxic people that won't stop at anything. You can have a huge support team, but this won't phase the toxic person. Your best shot is to leave the toxic individual alone and not waste your time. 

If you must have others support you when dealing with the toxic person, be wise about how you'll handle the toxic person. Remember, don't give the toxic person what they are looking for. 

To conclude, dealing with a toxic person can be really tough. It feels like an overwhelming and impossible task. If someone you know is a toxic person, stand up to them, and avoid them as much as possible to prevent yourself from being sucked into their toxic ways.