Social Anxiety Support

Neptunus · 05-26-2009, 07:23 PM

Interesting...

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/...-avoid-461078/

SomethingTangible · 05-27-2009, 10:21 AM

That was interesting, Ive seen many with a couple of them at once. I think it's a good exercise to try and work through relationship problems that may stem from these toxic personality types though.
I also don't like how the article automatically writes off that people with toxic personalities won't be receptive to criticism on how they behave. That's just begging for unstable relationships and expectations of perfection. Why do you think the divorce rate has gotten so high in the last decade anyway?

Alone42Long · 05-27-2009, 06:04 PM

Something to be aware of. Yeah good point to not write people off right away without trying to talk about it. Although they may not change or try to manipulate.

I like those names. Very humorous, I guess so it'll be easy to remember & entertaining.

GordonGecko · 05-31-2009, 11:58 AM

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4. Judgmental Jims: When you see things as cute and quirky, they see things as strange and unattractive. If you find people's unique perspectives refreshing, they find them 'wrong'. If you like someone's eclectic taste, they find it 'disturbing' or 'bad'.

I grew up around many people like that and I don't think I'd be half as messed up as I am now if I didn't

EagerMinnow84 · 05-31-2009, 05:20 PM

I work with the ultimate Debbie Downer. I know I get down on myself but she does this all the time, multiple times a day. I am not sure if she truly believes what she is saying or she just likes to hear herself speak. For example just last week I said "it looks ominous outside," because it was going to rain and her response was "just like life." "I might as well eat this candy, I am a fat pig anyways." It has gotten so bad that I stopped even responding to her comments. I usually just put on my headphones and hope she doesn't tell me how fat her arms are. She told me she doesn't have depression or anxiety either.

Paul'sBunyon · 05-31-2009, 05:27 PM

Excellent stuff. I saved it to my faves.

05-26-2009, 07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 2,841	8 Toxic Personalities to Avoid Interesting... http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/...-avoid-461078/ __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey

05-27-2009, 10:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
SomethingTangible Status: Explode or Implode Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Martin, CA Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 83	That was interesting, Ive seen many with a couple of them at once. I think it's a good exercise to try and work through relationship problems that may stem from these toxic personality types though. I also don't like how the article automatically writes off that people with toxic personalities won't be receptive to criticism on how they behave. That's just begging for unstable relationships and expectations of perfection. Why do you think the divorce rate has gotten so high in the last decade anyway? __________________ Focus on the Solution, not the Problem You're worrying too much about how others perceive you for someone who resides in their mind.

05-27-2009, 06:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alone42Long Status: everyday is sunshine Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: happiness is a warm gun.bng bng sht sht Gender: Male Posts: 531	Something to be aware of. Yeah good point to not write people off right away without trying to talk about it. Although they may not change or try to manipulate. I like those names. Very humorous, I guess so it'll be easy to remember & entertaining. __________________ "Yesterday is history ... Tomorrow is a mystery."

05-31-2009, 05:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
EagerMinnow84 Status: Living in Technicolor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dancing with Gene Kelly Gender: Female Posts: 1,189	I work with the ultimate Debbie Downer. I know I get down on myself but she does this all the time, multiple times a day. I am not sure if she truly believes what she is saying or she just likes to hear herself speak. For example just last week I said "it looks ominous outside," because it was going to rain and her response was "just like life." "I might as well eat this candy, I am a fat pig anyways." It has gotten so bad that I stopped even responding to her comments. I usually just put on my headphones and hope she doesn't tell me how fat her arms are. She told me she doesn't have depression or anxiety either. __________________ I don't know, I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool

05-31-2009, 05:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paul'sBunyon Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 166	Excellent stuff. I saved it to my faves. __________________ MY PECKS AND ABS, 'NUFF SAID.