Sign of Toxic Person

Signs of a Toxic Person

There are many types of toxic people with different levels of toxicity. Toxic people might be overly self-centered, negative, controlling or passive. A person is probably “toxic” to you if:

1. You feel bad after being around him/her, even if you don’t know why.

2. You feel a sense of dread when you see his/her number appear on your phone, or you feel uneasy when you need to meet with him/her.

3. The person lacks empathy and feels entitled. He/she would say it’s your fault if you feel bad after meeting with him/her.

Toxic people cause stress in others through their behaviors. They often apologize but later do the same things. This stress causes physical health problems for people who are in the presence of toxic people. Body aches, stomach problems, anxiety, eating and sleeping problems and other illnesses are direct byproducts of stress created by toxic people.

If you are dealing with toxic people, remember to be your own best friend and to take care of yourself. The Prophet Muhammad SAWS said, “None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”.

This hadith teaches us to love others, but is also saying that we should already love ourselves in the first place. Would you want your brother or sister to suffer from the stress of toxic relationships? Then why do so many of us allow ourselves to suffer from the effects of toxic people?

Also, remember that you are the only person responsible for the choices you make in life.

“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves” (Ar-Rad, 13:11).