The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People

Reclaim your power from narcissists, manipulators, and other toxic people. If youre a highly sensitive person, or identify as an empath, you may feel easily overwhelmed by the world around you, suffer from people-pleasing, experience extreme anxiety or stress in times of conflict, or even take on the emotions of others. Due to your naturally giving nature, you may also be a target for narcissists and self-centered individuals who seek to exploit others for their own gain. So, how can you protect yourself? In The Highly Sensitive Persons Survival Guide to Dealing with Toxic People , youll learn evidence-based skills grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you recognize and shut down the common manipulation tactics used by toxic people, such as gaslighting, stonewalling, projection, covert put-downs, and love bombing. Youll also discover targeted tips to protect yourself from the five main types of toxic people: Garden-variety boundary-steppers Crazymakers and attention-seekers Emotional vampires Narcissists Sociopaths and psychopaths Finally, youll learn how to heal from toxic or narcissistic abuse, and find strategies for establishing healthy boundaries and a strong sense of self. If youre an HSP who is ready to take a stand against the toxic people in your life, this book has everything you need to survive and thrive.