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Ways To Be Strong When Working with Toxic People
These tips will help you survive and be one step ahead of toxic people.
Working with a toxic person can heighten negativity and tension, but it’s difficult to avoid them in the office.
Every office has at least one person who will make rude or hateful comments, ruin the work of others or do something on purpose to irritate you.
Sometimes you just ignore such toxic people, but that’s not always the solution, especially if you are working together. When you are with a toxic person, it's hard to respect yourself and be happy. This heightens negativity and tension. Clearly, you should have strategies to be strong while working with toxic people. Dr. Jamie a trauma-certified therapist shares how to deal with a toxic coworker so that your mental health and work don’t get affected in a negative way.
Controlling behavior is one of the most harmful characteristics of a toxic person. To limit your capacity to engage with the outside world, they might even try to stop you from contacting your friends, colleagues, and relatives. — Dr. Jamie
Here’s what Dr. Jamie suggests:
