Scientifically speaking, toxicity refers to the quality of a compound/element/object being able to cause damage to a living organism upon exposure. Several of these toxic elements abound in our world today. One of the most common is the smoke generated from burning fossil fuels in cars, generators, etc. However, one form of toxicity that does not have a place on the periodic table but is just as dangerous is a toxic person.

Like a toxic element, a toxic person can trigger a strain of adverse effects on you. They might not necessarily have you coughing and receiving supplements at the hospital after two months of exposure. However, they could affect your mental health, weigh you down emotionally in more ways than one and turn you into a downer. Unfortunately, these types of people are all around us. Their nature isn’t entirely their fault because something caused them to become that way. However, for the sake of your own health, you need to learn how you can deal with them. In this article, we’ll show you just how to do that.

1. Don’t become excessively drawn into their ways

When you see a huge billowing mushroom cloud of smoke, would you walk into it simply because it looked artistic the last time you saw it in a painting? I’d take a wild guess and say no because that’s not a very smart thing to do. In the same vein, try not to get drawn into a toxic person’s ways. When they are complaining about everyone and everything, do not join them in complaining. When they are playing the victim under every circumstance, refusing to take responsibility, don’t become a part of that parade. As Nigerians would say, “fashi am joor!”

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