Toxic People: 10 Ways of Dealing with People Who Make Your Life Miserable
Some people really can make you sick!\ Is there anyone in your life-a relative, boss, friend, even a lover or spouse-who drives you crazy? Are there people who make you feel inadequate, unworthy, or just plain miserable? If there's someone who is not supportive and does not wish you well, then you've got a "toxic" person in your life.\ Do you recognize any of these toxic terrors?\ -The opportunistic user\ -The control freak\ -The meddler\ -The arrogant know-it-all\ -The me, myself, and I...
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Some people really can make you sick!Is there anyone in your life-a relative, boss, friend, even a lover or spouse-who drives you crazy? Are there people who make you feel inadequate, unworthy, or just plain miserable? If there's someone who is not supportive and does not wish you well, then you've got a "toxic" person in your life.Do you recognize any of these toxic terrors?-The opportunistic user-The control freak-The meddler-The arrogant know-it-all-The me, myself, and I narcissist-The instigator-The emotional refrigerator-The liarDr. Glass not only helps you identify the "toxic" people in your life, she also provides ten techniques for successfully dealing with them, including:-Tension-blowout-Unplugging-Direct confrontation-Humor Publishers Weekly Certain people seem to exist to make us miserable. Glass, a California ``communications expert,'' terms these terrors Toxic People and identifies 30 types, some with humorous labels such as the Smiling Two-Faced Sneaky Back-Stabber and the Eddie Haskell. She provides a Toxic People Quiz to help readers identify which category a suspect toxic terror falls into and suggests 10 techniques to handle these folk: Humor, Direct Confront, Calm Questioning, Give-Them-Hell-and-Yell, Love and Kindness, Vicarious Fantasy, etc. And since we're all toxic, to some degree, a section on Toxic Comments and a Toxic Image Inventory are offered to help readers identify their own destructive behaviors. While the book doesn't rise above pop psychology, it is entertaining. Author tour. (May)
Introduction111Is There a Toxic Person in Your Life?182Toxic Behavior253What Makes Toxic People Act the Way They Do?394Identifying the Toxic People in Your Life535The Thirty Types of Toxic Terrors726Ten Techniques for Handling Toxic People1187Techniques to Use with Specific Toxic Terrors1458Choosing a Technique Based on the Toxic Person's Role in Your Life1769Dealing With the Anger and Hurt of a Toxic Relationship19510The Importance of the Outward Self: The Toxic Image Inventory20911Revitalizing the Toxic Relationship22812Getting On with Your Life245Let's Be Winners!258Where to Get More Information264Reference Sources266Index269
\ From the Publisher"Forget Dale Carnegie: Glass is riding to your rescue." —West Coast Review of Books\ \ \ \ \ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ Certain people seem to exist to make us miserable. Glass, a California ``communications expert,'' terms these terrors Toxic People and identifies 30 types, some with humorous labels such as the Smiling Two-Faced Sneaky Back-Stabber and the Eddie Haskell. She provides a Toxic People Quiz to help readers identify which category a suspect toxic terror falls into and suggests 10 techniques to handle these folk: Humor, Direct Confront, Calm Questioning, Give-Them-Hell-and-Yell, Love and Kindness, Vicarious Fantasy, etc. And since we're all toxic, to some degree, a section on Toxic Comments and a Toxic Image Inventory are offered to help readers identify their own destructive behaviors. While the book doesn't rise above pop psychology, it is entertaining. Author tour. (May)\ \
