Do you ever feel physically or emotionally drained after spending time with certain people? Energy vampires and toxic people are people who — sometimes intentionally — drain your emotional energy. They feed on your willingness to listen and care for them, leaving you exhausted and overwhelmed.
Learning how to identify and respond to this toxic behavior can help you preserve your energy and protect yourself from a great deal of emotional — and physical — distress. Today’s video shares 10 ways to know if someone is doing inner work and working on themselves. Identifying if someone is on a personal growth path can help you understand more about their intentions.
It’s helpful to identify others who are doing the inner work and on a similar path of like mind and like heart, this can help you build quality connections.
Today’s video is a helpful resource to help you protect yourself from takers, users and manipulators by looking for signs they are doing inner work and on a personal growth journey.
#1: They are able to be present with their emotions in a non-reactive way
#2: When they can experience emotions not as drama but as an opportunity to deepen the connection
#3: They are self-reflective and accountable
#4: They have and often show more compassion and empathy
#5: You feel safe in their presence
#6: They embody their values
#7: They don’t lie to themselves or you
#8: They have nothing to hide ¬ trying to prove
#9: They don’t try to control but seek to connect
#10: They look at their own red flags
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