...about "toxic personalities"...

My daughter sent me this little article, and I didn't realize this was actually a personality type. We probably all know someone like this. Unfortunately, our family has been involved with someone like this for many years. It can suck the life right out of not just the person directly involved, but the entire family as well.

"I was reading a yahoo article about the worst of the toxic personalities out
there...

1. "Manipulative Mary": These individuals are experts at manipulation tactics. Is
a matter of fact, you may not even realize you have been manipulated until it is
too late. These individuals figure out what your 'buttons' are, and push them
to get what they want.

Why they are toxic: These people have a way of eating away at your belief system
and self-esteem. They find ways to make you do things that you don't
necessarily want to do and before you know it, you lose your sense of identity,
your personal priorities and your ability to see the reality of the situation.
The world all of a sudden becomes centered around their needs and their
priorities."

You could never imagine how many people can be hurt, and the depth of the pain, by the antics of just one person. How do they learn their behaviors? And how do you get them out of your life? Sometimes it seems impossible to simply walk away.