What turns a person Toxic?

A toxic person is anyone whose behavior adds negativity and upset to your life. Many times, people who are toxic are dealing with their own stresses and traumas. To do this, they act in ways that don’t present them in the best light and usually upset others along the way.

Can toxic people change?

If you’ve addressed toxic behavior with the person exhibiting it and they have taken it to heart, it’s possible for toxic people to change. “Toxic people can absolutely change,” Kennedy says, “however they must see their part in the problem before they are likely to find the motivation to do so.”

Do you think overly nice people are toxic?

Nice people can be toxic. Specifically, the overly nice people I have known were extreme passive-aggressives. They act okay even when you say something that unintentionally sleights them or that they have misconstrued. They keep up the facade when they don’t want to, or they don’t really feel like it.

Is being “niceness” a bad thing?

Being nice isn’t a bad thing when it means genuine kindness and concern for other people. But fat too often “niceness” is merely an adaptive mechanism to get the things we desire most: love, acceptance and social approval.

Can the niceness of people be taken too far?

Sometimes the niceness can be taken too far, and when it is, there are plenty of good reasons to be wary of it: 1. People Who Insist That They’re Nice Rarely Are “I’m a really nice person!” = an instant cue for you to take off at a run and never look back.

What is it like to be a nice person?

Nice people are boring as mashed potato and white bread sandwiches. Yeah, okay, a nice person can be tolerable for a short period of time, but the constant saccharine sweetness can be overwhelmingly irritating. One bite of triple-chocolate cake is okay, but an entire slice of it (let alone half the gateau) will make you nauseated.