Dangers of Negative People to Those in Recovery It is not only important that people try to move away from negativity within themselves, but they also need to be cautious of the negativity within other people. This is because humans have a significant impact on each other, and spending time with negative people can have undesirable consequences such as: Spending too much time with such individuals can be emotionally draining. Negativity can be contagious, and this is particularly dangerous for those who are new to recovery and still vulnerable to their emotions. These individuals tend to be overly critical and they can lower the self esteem of those around them with their constant fault finding. Most people who enter recovery are already dealing with low self esteem so any further deflation could weaken their recovery. The cynicism of these people may be mistaken as factual. This may be able to convince other people that a new idea does not work or is wrong even though their assessment is wrong. This person is so self absorbed that they will tend to only be a drain on other people. Those who are not strong enough may struggle to cope with this addiction demand on their inner resources. They can cause problems due to their lack of tact and cynical comments. These people can cause deep upset without even realizing it. Such individuals will usually fail to support the person who is trying to build a new life away from addiction. They may inwardly expect (and maybe even want) the other person to fail.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:40:49 +0000
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