Weeding out Toxic People

[RichLB]

I found this page on Facebook and thought it worth some thought. Not sure if others will find it useful, but it does offer some perspective on the social choices a lot of us make.
http://elitedaily.com/life/toxic-people ... ar/879975/

[lvdkeyes]

I agree for the most part, except for the lying people. I don't agree that all people lie. If someone lies to me and I find out I never believe a word they say after that.

[Rogie]

It wouldn't surprise me if the sort of person who's continually looking to weed out all and every form of toxicity is pretty toxic himself.

Indeed, perhaps even a narcissist?

At the core of extreme narcissism is egotistical preoccupation with self, personal preferences, aspirations, needs, success, and how he/she is perceived by others. Some amount of basic narcissism is healthy, of course, but this type of narcissism is better termed as responsibly taking care of oneself. It is what I would call “normal” or “healthy” narcissism.

Extreme narcissists tend to be persons who move towards eventually cutting others off and becoming emotionally isolated.

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2 ... arcissist/

I agree with lvdkeyes concerning lying. To say that everyone lies a handful of times (what? up to 5 times!) within the first few minutes of meeting you is ludicrous. At least to me it is. The only time I could imagine telling, and receiving, a white lie or two would be out on the pull. For example I might take a few years off my age. I might also keep quiet about things that could put me in a negative light but that's not lying, it's being selective!