Dragging your feet to work every day is stressful enough without competitive or gossipy colleagues to torment you. But you'll never know when you'll come across them, so you must be able to read the signs of a toxic work environment. Everyone knows the boss or colleague from hell. These people take enjoyment out of work and knock the passion out of you.…
Have you ever hit rock bottom and felt like nothing good could come out of it? You’ve hit rock bottom, nothing is aligning in your favor, and you fall into a deep, dark depression. There’s nothing more isolating than feeling alone in suffering. There’s nothing harder than fighting a fight that doesn’t seem to have an end or a purpose. But I’m here…
It might be one of the hardest things to do, but leaving a toxic relationship preserves your self-respect and dignity. I have been in my share of toxic relationships in my life. In fact, most of them were like this. From the outside looking in, you might think it’s easy to leave these unions, but it’s not. Leaving a toxic relationship requires planning and…
Many factors can lower self-esteem. Fortunately, there are numerous confidence building exercises which can remind you of your worth. Confidence building exercises are useful for all of us, even if we understand our worth. Truthfully, there should be nothing which can shake this worth, but it does happen. No one is perfect. Shaken confidence is no fault of our own, however, we must…
Compliments are nice, but what if they come from a jealous or fake person? In this case, you need to know how to take such a compliment without being mean. Being told that you are beautiful or intelligent feels good. I know it’s nice for me. There comes a time, however, when compliments start to seem like backhanded comments. This is because these…
I never knew how to deal with jealous people until I realized how ugly the emotion can be. Jealousy can be a beast, turning you into a toxic person. I know jealousy is wrong, but I was also a part of the problem. Who am I fooling, I can still be a little jealous at times. I’m not proud of what I am,…
Discover more about the psychology of false friends. Find out how to clean up your life and gain respect in this fast-paced world! Friends are an integral element in the success or failure of a person. This is one of the reasons why it is important to recognize false friends in your life. It is a common belief that a person can be…
You can cry or you can get angry, but none of these will work. There are better ways to deal with toxic people, trust me. This is how I learned to deal with toxic people. I'm ashamed to admit that it took decades of my life to learn how to deal with the toxic people that surrounded me in a healthy manner. My…