Get rid of those frenemies (toxic friends) which make you loose your way

Get rid of those frenemies (toxic friends) which make you loose your way

We never realise that there are toxic people around us at various places in work place, in the neighbourhood or even our friend circle we get surrounded by such people often who make our life miserable with their acidic remarks or sarcastic comments out of jealousy for your success. The removal of all the toxic people from your life is not a small feat. You need to use that first success as your stepping stone up to the Mountain Top. By recognising that, by looking out for your own best interests, you have finally become your own best friend.

Congratulations! as you may “have no toxic one around” at the moment, but having purged yourself of toxicity and being non-toxic yourself as I trust and you will begin to attract other benign souls to your good and kindly self. No matter how tough the going may seem to be, it will be a noble slog, and there will be rewards. Even in the worst case scenario, whatever that may be, it will be infinitely better than surrounding yourself with soul snuffers.

Don’t worry about being “alone anymore.” No one is more alone than when they are surrounded by frenemies as the toxic friends are called. The reason I omit toxic people, they take away from my creativity, and productivity. They get in the way of my goals and attempt to steer me in another direction.Without knowing anything about what I am doing, they assume they know. I end up losing my enthusiasm.Feeling excited and enthusiastic about an idea, is half of it.

I have however learned that I do not need certain kind of people in my life and am so much better off without them. Most of the time, the reason they continue to obsessively pursue me is for their own needs. Some of the people I consider toxic are actually very unhappy people. Their idea of success differs from mine completely. It certainly never hurts to keep people away. If you value what you have and who you are, lock the gate.

To quote William Shakespeare: “To Thine Own Self Be True.” Those who will come to know you and like you for who you are, because you are true to yourself. Toxic people do not like those who they cannot intimidate and draw from. Toxic people are in reality, “Vampires.” They feed off the positive energy of others, working hard to bring them down.

A person who is true to themselves and knows what to watch for, from toxic (vampires) people, they put a defensive barrier, which will really piss off the toxic person. They can’t control them, although they will try. A toxic person will spit and curse at you and use every trick in the book, even as far as trying to turn people against you. Truth will win out. They will be exposed and it will not be pretty for those toxic people. Be true to yourself. If it is alone, then alone it will be, until others who like who you are stand beside you, not behind you.

It is an irony when you say “when you remove toxic people from your life and you end up having no one around” which means you only had bad people around you. In my view, once these bad people have left you, whatever happens subsequently you would all be successful. You don’t have to worry! It will happen automatically as the water gets clearer and purer with their exit.

It is better to be alone then having toxic people bring you down. By spending time alone, you just may find out interesting you really are, what your interests and passions are while defining life goals. I think friends are important but only if they are supportive and you balance your time with them. You need time away from them and engage other activities that serves you well. Stay blessed! #kishoreshintre

Fathima Imran

An Economist, International Property Consultant for Investment and Luxury Properties in India n Dubai, Dare to Walk Alone , Promise Yourself to Walk Far "

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Thanks for sharing this Kishore Shintre Sir!

Krishan Gargya

Consultant/Principal Trainer/Life Coaching/Mentor/C-Suite Coach

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These kind of friendships have a tendency to sneak up on people because the signs are often subtle. But generally, a toxic friendship "emotionally harms you, rather than helping you. Friends are allowed to make mistakes—at least, that's what you thought? You can tell a friend is toxic when they "cause stress and sadness or anxiety". And if all that weren't enough, a toxic friendship can also drain you and make you doubt yourself. If you're starting to feel like your "bestie" is no longer the best thing for you, chances are you're in a toxic friendship. One sign of a toxic friend is - "manipulation or making you do things you don’t want to do". Often, a friend can manipulate you into making an agreement that seems fair but really isn’t. You can't have a constructive conversation with this person, so the ordinary rules of engagement no longer apply. You just need to exit as gracefully as you can and just realize that's your answer.

Anupama gundu

Professional content writer

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Sure Sir!

Kishore Ramkrishna Shintre

Hiring talent for IT Sector: Java Spring Boot Microservices Developer, Pega CDH Decisioning Architect, Adobe Campaign Manager

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Try it patiently and let me know if you succeed Anupama

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