Protect Yourself From Emotional Poison

Don’t let justification be an excuse. Emotional Poison will suck you dry… especially if you are the one creating it.

This time, I am talking about you, not someone else.

Ok, so you talked about someone, and although you “don’t really like talking about people,” you feel it was justified because…

“They had it coming…” or “They shouldn’t have done that in the first place…” or “They were the ones in the wrong…” So there you go, blaming someone else, so you are justified in doing what you also know is wrong.

Putting someone else down does NOT make you look better. In fact, it does the opposite, but not only from an outsiders perspective. Subconsciously, you hold the guilt whether you want to or not. Deep down, you keep punishing yourself over and over for talking about someone (regardless of all your justifying).

Justification is just an excuse. I know this because I have done it too. With some recent drama, I “slipped” here and there too. At first, it felt good to get it out, and hey, I wasn’t the only one. Afterwards though, I didn’t feel great about what I said, and it wasn’t even “that bad” because it was the truth… I know you understand because you’ve done it too. It’s especially easy to chime in when everyone else is talking about the same thing. Even easier though… protect yourself first and say nothing. In the end, you’ll feel better.

When you hear people talking about other people, how does it make you feel? Do you ever lose faith or trust in people who talk about others? Do you question whether they do the same about you? What about when you do it?