5 Tips to detach from toxic family.

 'Family' is a  small unit of society, which we are fortunate to be a part of, however, there are certain members who test our patience.

"A dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it." -Mary Karr

In today's post, I'll share with you 5 tips to help you in dealing with toxic family members, or toxic people in general.

1. Control:

Focus on what you can control. Can you control their behavior, and change their mindset? Or can you control your response to it? You can neither control them nor change them, hence don't exhaust yourself by even trying to do so. 

2. Integrity: 

Be your best self, keep your standards high, and live with your integrity, even if they don't do so. Don't lower your levels to theirs. Some people are, unfortunately, wired wrong.

3. Expectations: 

Release them from your expectations. They aren't going to meet them, do you know why? It's simple because they don't know about those expectations that you have set for them. Stop expecting them to behave or react in a certain way. Free yourself by letting them off the hook.

4. Acceptance: 

They are what they are, you can't do anything about it. You are only fueling your hatred for them by expecting them to meet your expectations.

5. Communicate: 

It's the most difficult of all, try communicating if and only if anger is absent. If anger is present you simply leave the chat. Reduce your exposure to negativity. Try and understand them and let them be a prick. You don't have to be bothered. 

These were just the tip of the iceberg. Dysfunctional family members are not a joke. We need a special institute to learn how to deal with them because we can't live without them nor can we live with them.

"It is a family; it's a slightly dysfunctional family, but it's also a very close and warm and loving family." -Anna Wintour

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