Be alert, here are 5 toxic habits that many people consider normal
These are 5 toxic habits that are considered normal and are often done by many people, check if you do them too?
Angelia Cipta Riska Nabella 
Toxic has become a common thing that we often hear about. Toxicity can also be present within oneself. Toxic comes from English, which means poison, whereas toxic means someone who impacts others badly.
This toxic attitude will also impact the psyche and the environment! Considering its impact is quite dangerous for survival. But did you know there are 5 toxic habits that people, including yourself, often do? Below is a brief review and tips for getting rid of toxic habits!
Toxic Habits That Are Considered Normal
Toxic people will indeed bring burden and suffering to people close to them. Toxic habits can also hinder someone's happiness, you know! Their lives are always unsettled and only surrounded by negative auras. Because they always act like that.
Toxic Habits That Should Be Avoided
Below are 5 toxic habits that must be avoided to make your life healthier and happier, including the following!
Always Complaining and Pessimistic
A toxic habit that often occurs in people is starting to become pessimistic and always complaining. Of course, this will hurt you. Because with such an attitude, it will make a person lazy to do something, and failure will continue to haunt his mind. This will also make someone unwilling to move forward and not be grateful for every situation.
Complaining and telling all the circumstances is allowed. But don't overdo it and make yourself down. So, complain less, okay?
Always Talking Badly About Others
If continued, Gossiping and talking bad about other people will become a toxic habit that must be eliminated because this will have a bad impact on yourself or others. You will also lose your authority if you keep talking about other people.
Too Dependent on Others
The third toxic habit is being too dependent on other people, which gives the impression of not being independent and causing trouble to other people. You could say that it is a burden in other people's lives who only want the good things and don't want the hard things.
Saving Envy and Envy
Envy and envy are indeed heart diseases that have long been inherent in humans. This is also a sign that toxic habits are starting to enter your life. When your friend gets a perfect score, you are cynical and unhappy with their achievement. If someone is happy, you don't like it. But, if someone is suffering, you laugh; this is heart disease. Stay away from envy; this will make you unhappy in life.
Too much control over surroundings
Those of you who often control other people and always criticize their mistakes must be aware that your attitude could be toxic to them. Being too controlling of your surroundings and assuming you are always right is part of a negative habit that will make others hate you. Especially in this day and age, many people like to criticize but are reluctant to be criticized. So, be careful with this attitude. If you can't set a good example, at least maintaining your words should be prioritized.
Tips to Avoid Toxic Habits
After knowing the five types of toxic habits that people often do, this time, there are several tips so that you can avoid toxic habits. These tips are applied so that your life is far from negative things that always make you pessimistic and overthinking daily. Here are the steps:
Change Mindset
Try to change your mindset. Change the words 'unable' to 'definitely can'. Of course, if your mindset is always positive, then the results of what you do will be positive.
Choose a Good Social Environment
Friends can also influence your life, you know! Therefore, be smart in choosing friends. The advice passed down from generation to generation says that if you are close to perfume, you will smell good. But, if you are close to trash, then you will also smell like trash. This is also the same with friends; if you hang out with good friends, you will become good too, and vice versa.
Cultivate Self Love
The biggest thing you must do to avoid being toxic is to cultivate self-love or love for yourself. Because if you love yourself, you will be more confident in carrying out your days. You will also avoid toxic attitudes.
Focus on your goals
Focusing on life goals is something that will prevent us from feeling pessimistic. Ignore other people; you don't need to be curious and busy taking care of other people's lives. You are only asked to focus on yourself.
Toxic habits often hurt a person's life and can affect self-esteem. Therefore, let's change our mindset and keep doing the best for our lives! Stop toxic.
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