Do You Attract Toxic People?

Let me start by saying I don't exactly like the term "toxic people". There are certainly toxic attitudes, behaviors, and relational styles. But these are usually defense mechanisms--maladaptive and abusive as they may be, it's the mechanism that's toxic.

To some degree we all develop an inauthentic self: patterns of attitude, relating, and behaving meant to protect us, but which often does the opposite. For the "toxic" person this inauthentic self is a consuming force that craves something from others. This craving drives them to disregard the good of others. But it is still a facade, masking the true person hidden deep underneath, hurting.

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