How to Deal with Toxic People Without Losing Your Sanity

Qasim Adam
8 min readJan 12, 2022
Photo by David Clode on Unsplash

Do you have someone in your life who is toxic? Someone who always seems to ruin your good time, or makes you feel bad about yourself?

Do you know someone who is always negative, critical, and judgmental? Do they constantly put others down and make them feel bad? If so, you may be dealing with a toxic person. You’re not alone.

For anyone who has ever had to deal with a toxic person, you know that it can be both mentally and emotionally exhausting. It seems like they are never happy, and they always find a way to make everything your fault.

They can be manipulative and destructive, and it’s often hard to know how to deal with them without losing your sanity in the process.

Toxic people can be incredibly draining to be around, but unfortunately, they’re often impossible to get rid of. Luckily, there are ways to deal with them without losing your mind. Here are 16 tips for dealing with toxic people:

1. Distance yourself from them…for a little while.

Toxic people tend to be very emotional vampires who suck your energy when they’re in your life…to the point that often, you find yourself dreading their presence.

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Qasim Adam

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