Have you ever been around someone so negative/toxic that they literally physically or mentally drain you? Explain.
2006-07-20 01:36:46 · 17 answers · asked by choosinghappiness 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
If you have, explain what you did to defend or protect yourself.
2006-07-20 01:39:56 · update #1
I know 3 people that are/were toxic and mentally draining. My parents and my ex best friend.
I also know a person that is soooo boring that they mentally drain me as well but I wouldn't say they are toxic.
2006-07-20 01:48:16 · update #2
Hi,,, i can relate to this question..... in my life I have known several of these type people.... they Suck the Energy right out of a room full of people..
I just cut off one of my (few) best friends from elementary school days,, because of this....
Most of them seem to be some kind of Manic Depressive behavor types also..... and they act like the world owes them something or it is always some other reason they have bad luck in everything they do... not themselves and their actions.....
good luck....
2006-07-20 01:42:48 · answer #1 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitely!! You really need to get away from those kind of people, or endeavor to change their perspective. Personally, practicing compassion and remaining positive is a good way to protect yourself against this type of behavior. Also, sometimes people don't realize how negative or bitter they've become! As harsh as it may be, sometimes the best recourse is to try and let them know what a bad impact they have on their surroundings. Let them know that you care for them and that the only reason you want to let them know is because you want to help them. (In some cases this behavior could be due to clinical depression which needs to be treated.)
2006-07-20 01:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's all about energy and intuition. Get in touch with your intuition through meditation, that way you'll be able to recognize at the beginning when you're feeling drained. Then you can develop healthy boundries and move away from these people in order to protect your energy. Stay positive and encouraging, but don't give it all away either.
2006-07-20 01:44:13 · answer #3 · answered by Ask Gilmore 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel that I myself am a very positive person, and that's the attitude I carry with me to work. Now, if I am at work all gearing up to do something useful or if I am in the middle of doing something useful, and somebody comes along and wants me hear him bicker about someone's attitude or of someone's injustice, I feel all drained because it is a totally different direction to which I am naturally inclined.
2006-07-20 01:41:48 · answer #4 · answered by Sweetlemonman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YES AND YES.
OMG.. This chick I befriended at work. I never thought for a second she was as negative as she was, but then she totally did a 360 < heh..i said 360 >and bitched about her work, her hair, her boyfriend, her home life, she said she was only in this life for herself and she didn't care about anyone else. She'd immediately start crying for no reason. All she did was complain and cry. I had to shed her like with a quickness cause I was mentally tired or listening. She ear raped me with all her nonsense all the time, and finally I just said... you gotta go... we're not friends anymore :)
2006-07-20 01:40:23 · answer #5 · answered by MissT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I had a "friend" in high school for some time, and normally he was an o.k. guy. But inevitably, the conversation turned to morose things about his life, and his uotlook was perpetually gloomy. I found that when I was around him, I became depressed or angry, even if I had been having a really good day! Eventually, I stopped hanging around him, just to save my own sanity.
2006-07-20 01:41:18 · answer #6 · answered by Robin J. Sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what's to explain, other than the fact that I have been around people that are like that and they do drain me, the negative energy effects everybody around them, it's just the way things are
2006-07-20 01:39:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-20 01:39:00 · answer #8 · answered by Sharon G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah to much time with them drains you,an what ends up happening you go hostile towards them and you usally get mad and tell the they are really making you sick in a polite way then usally they stop hanging or you just wet your pants and put them on when you c them the smell will fix em
2006-07-20 01:44:35 · answer #9 · answered by arghhh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a friend who drained me. Instead of us catching up on each others life all she did was whine and complain about her problems and how she wishes her life was different etc. I kept off. i had my own problems i needed to talk to someone about and get solutions.
2006-07-20 01:53:45 · answer #10 · answered by Ycul72 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋