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How to Know You Are Dating a Toxic Person
#2 It feels too easy
One of life’s greatest challenges is to be around people who are draining your energy, who are non-supportive and who are just plain difficult. As f life wasn’t complicated enough — to make ends meet, to find your purpose, to find joy — there are certain types of individuals who make it difficult to live your everyday. No matter if we are talking about, family, friends, colleagues or your partner — you deserve to have people in your life who you enjoy spending time with, you help you and support you and who don’t deplete your energy.
While it is extremely difficult to deal with toxic family members and work in a toxic work environment, one of the worst things that can happen is to have a toxic person as a partner.
There are all sorts of toxic people out there, from drama magnets to self-centred energy vampires — with a wide range of negative traits that can rob you of your joy.
It has become quite common to label a partner narcissistic. Not everyone is a narcissist but it’s an easy and comprehensive label for toxic people — as they usually encompass and showcase more than one toxic trait. The prevalence of narcissism is increasing, yet only 4% of the total population is a real narcissist. Alas, it doesn’t mean that if your partner is not a diagnosed narcissist…
