Fear and loathing in the world of parental alienation … those of us who can be toxic

Do you see yourself as bad-ass or are you in reality just really toxic?

I came across this human behaviour quiz from smiley California, where people like to say ‘life’s a beach – not a bitch’.

And the quiz made me realise that not only have I met every one of the types of people identified in it – I might have been them all too at some stage!

Truity.com created the Toxic Persons Test to ask the question should we be avoiding them! Or avoiding – even in our most stressed moments – being like them.

And let’s face it, if you are trapped inside the secretive, bullying, cruel and authoritarian world of parental alienation then you need all the tools to, well, recognise the ‘tools’ who are winding us up and making our lives a misery.

The test reveals your key traits and compares them with commonly loathed archetypes that exemplify these toxic traits.

Molly Owens, a former therapist who is the CEO of Truity, said: “Analysing your traits in three key areas of neuroticism, agreeableness and conscientiousness, can help you understand what toxic behaviours you might be inflicting on the world.

She said: “We all possess some of these traits — we’re all a little bit toxic sometimes. It is important to note that all personality traits are on a spectrum, and toxic behaviour results from taking a particular trait to its extreme.”

These are the seven main types of toxic people the researchers discovered…

The Karen

Entitled people, also known as Karens, want special treatment and become aggressive when it doesn’t appear.

Karens believe themselves to be more deserving than others and demand special treatment rather than going along with the crowd.
Toxic traits: Entitled, believing oneself to be deserving of special attention and superior treatment. Reactive; aggressive and angry and needy.

The Mansplainer 

Arrogant people believe themselves to be intellectually superior to others. 

Annoying traits, arrogant, over-confident with few credentials, assumes others are inferior and uneducated, judgmental, often “dropping knowledge” on topics they have no real idea about on people.

The Drama Llama 

Dramatic people, also known as Drama Llamas, demand attention to their volatile emotions.

Dramatic, demanding attention and support from others beyond normal boundaries. Reacting with outsize emotions — needy, reactive, manipulative.

The Slacker 

Lazy people, also known as Slackers, refuse to do their part.

Lazy, unwilling to exert effort to care for self or contribute to the group.

The Con Artist 

Manipulative people, also known as Con Artists, use deception and dishonesty to get ahead. 

Manipulative, attempting to influence and deceive others to achieve favourable outcomes for oneself; deceitful; self-interested.

The Debbie Downer 

Negative people, also known as Debbie Downers, drag others down with their pessimism.

Relentlessly negative — seeing the worst aspects of every situation.

The Control Freak 

Control Freaks try to impose their own inflexible ideas about right and wrong. 

They believe in a single right way to do things, and insisting others comply with it.

Wow! I have seen little bits of me in many of those categories! How about you? Be honest …

https://www.truity.com/test/toxic-traits-personality-quiz

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