Health

The damage may be done. A negative family environment or significant relationship has left you with poor self-esteem or poor processing habits. Or perhaps it was that toxic company you worked at for twelve years. However, no matter what caused you to adopt an “I’m doomed, I may as well give up: Happiness/success is not for me” mindset, you can make the decision to change that—starting today. One successful technique that psychologists use is called...

As human beings, we can’t help but be influenced by what the people around us say and do. Inevitably, toxic people come into our lives—people who drag us down instead of building us up (or at least, not harming us!) If someone drains you of energy, makes you lose confidence or feel worse about yourself, cut off contact. This is easier said than done, since we all want to be loved or at least liked....