Toxic People by Lillian Glass

Book Summary

Lillian Glass has written a book about people who can make others miserable and called it, Toxic People. By listing 30 types of behaviors of this type of people, she makes the readers think that the characteristics related to toxic people may also exist in them. The popularity of this book makes it suitable for the entertainment of the audience in addition to its psychological aspect, and with the clear picture it presents of the toxic people of the society, it increases the understanding of the audience to get to know them better.

One of the characteristics of toxic people is that they make sick the people whom they associate with them more than others, so if you have a toxic person in your personal or work life with whom you interact a lot, try to leave them as soon as possible. Lilian Glass believes that being a liar, being arrogant, and also being opportunistic are other faults of toxic people, and if people have to come into contact with such people, there are ways to minimize the possible harm from them, but before dealing with them.

With them in their behavior, they must first strengthen their knowledge of this part of the society. The author, with her high intelligence and the many researches she has done in this field, expresses a wonderful point and emphasizes that people who are necessarily toxic to some people may not behave harmfully to others, and that's all. Being multi faced sometimes makes it a bit difficult to recognize them. Being a pacifist is another feature that makes Glass much more popular, that she does not consider resorting to violence as a suitable solution in front of poisonous people, and instead, she offers suitable solutions due to his intelligence and wisdom.

Of course, in spite of what is expected from the author of the book, she did not go too deep into the discussion of the issues and to a superficial extent, she expressed the topics and examples. Of course, the main reason for this can be seen as her concern about poisoning the minds of people who are in contact with toxic people, that is, in her opinion, it is enough for people to work on recognizing toxic people and learn how to identify and deal with them, and simply addressing the depth of the issue.

Considering the importance to the soul and spirit of the inhabitants of the planet is so important to Lillian Glass that she does not hesitate to make any effort to inform people and tries to neutralize the atmosphere polluted by the events created by toxic people with her solutions and bring us to this Let us believe that instead of being a victim, we can be decisive and successful in such situations.

About the Author

Lillian Glass is an American communication and body language specialist who was born in Miami, Florida. She received his bachelor's degree from Bradley University and her master's degree from the University of Michigan, and at the age of 24, she received her doctorate from the University of Minnesota. She has a record of being selected as one of the top ten working women by Glamor magazine. Since she has been active as a producer and director, in 2016 she produced and directed a documentary that won 40 awards in various festivals.

Who Should Read the Book?

People who care a lot about getting to know the people they are in contact with and never want their harmful behavior to cause negative effects in their lives, and at the same time, with a simple statement, they intend to deal with this issue and the characteristics of the people in question. be aware that they see a very suitable source in front of them. In a general view, those who are interested in knowing the characteristics of toxic people in a superficial and not very detailed and scientific way, and who like to have fun, have chosen a good book to read and in addition to helping them create interactions. Better and with high added value, it raises their general information about one of the vital topics of life.

Is there a toxic person in your life?
Toxic behaviors
What makes toxic people behave like this in relationship with others
Ways to recognize toxic people
30 different types of toxic people
The most appropriate ways to deal with toxic people
Ten tricks to deal with toxic people
Choosing the way to deal with the person's position in your life
Ways to deal with it with anger and damage caused by toxic relationships
Appearance symptoms of toxic people
Improving relationships with toxic people
Let go and go after your life

Book Quotes

If you live with a monster, you become a monster. This can be both good and bad. You have to keep perspective and know when you can leave a bad scene.

He is an enlightened bully, only his opinions and ideas matter, and no one can change his opinions or open his mind to new ideas or new perspectives. He talks fast and seems to have an answer for everything if you want to change your mind. He usually criticizes others constantly.

Never pour the poison caused by these people into yourself and do not remain silent in front of them because this will cause a lot of mental and physical damage to you and be sure to express your anger in the mentioned ways and do not fool yourself by saying sentences like: she was joking.

Toxic people may say yes one day and no the next, in fact they don't really know what they are doing and who they have around them, this makes working with them very difficult and frustrating.

Weak-willed, inactive and aggressive people are rootless, gutless and spineless. They are blown in all directions and have trouble making decisions.

Never, under any circumstances, do business or associate with someone who lies. After all, if he lies easily, he can easily do other worse things as well.

Avoid saying poisonous words and phrases to each other so as not to ignite the fire of enmity and hatred.

If you want to live a clean and non-toxic life, the first condition is to be honest with yourself and others.

You cannot please everyone, so think about your inner satisfaction.

Being aware of your status, such as the way you dress or maintain cleanliness or the way you talk and treat others, can improve your status and popularity in the sights of others. After reviewing and reviewing the mentioned items, you may find that you cannot change some of them, but maybe there are some items among them that are in you, and by knowing them, you can make changes in yourself and change your toxic image in the world. Change the opinion of others. Note that if your answer to even one of these questions is positive, you need self-exploration and self-improvement.

Contentless friendships, insecure friendships, unsustainable loves, troubled and separated families are the products of toxic relationships and communication between impure souls and superficial or showy relationships. People who don't know enough even about themselves enter into a relationship with another person who is stranger than themselves.

The frontal area in the human brain and in its upper layer called the cerebral cortex has nine basic behavioral and emotional functions in humans, which is the main difference between humans and animals. These nine functions are:

balance and order of a healthy body
deep communication and unobstructed sensory attention
regulation of emotions and balancing emotions
flexibility
empathy and empathy
ability to know oneself
restraint and guidance Fear
Intuition and direct perception
Ethics

Toxic people have problems in sensory communication, empathy, anger control, morality, independent sense of self, which has dignity and especially focusing on the situation of the other party, and sometimes even cause harm without the intention of hurting others.

It is better to accept that some two-person relationships are not fruitful at all and you should stop insisting on maintaining them. There are people whose behavior has completely toxic effects in your life, so the most logical thing for you is to end this relationship in order to save your future, time and life.