Question of the Day!

* Personally, toxic people make me feel uneasy. Even before I properly meet them, there is a feeling of the person being "not quite right". I don't know if it is a look in their eyes, body language, or what - but something triggers that uneasy response in me.
* Many toxic people smell like poison to me. It is a sharp scent that burns the nostrils and causes choking and a dizzying headache. In my youth, I would ignore that smell and every time, that person would end up hurting me in one way or another. Eventually, as I matured, I began heeding that sign and staying away from people that smelled that certain way.
* Animals don't like the person and either show aggression toward the person or avoid them. If my dogs don't like you, neither do I. They sense things we humans cannot. Fun story: one evening a friend of ours came over to the house with a man and a woman we didn't know. My dog went up to the unknown man, sniffed his boots and proceeded to urinate all over the guy. At first we apologized for our dog's actions. However, on into the visit, the guy began saying things that were very offensive to me and women in general. My husband then told the guy to leave and added "I'm glad my dog pissed on you!" We started to listen to the cues our animals gave us after that. If someone comes over that our dogs don't approve of, they aren't welcome here.

Other flags that I have also experienced:
*They talk down to people or act like they are better than (you or) someone else.
*They are hyper focused on their own selves and have no room in their minds or lives for anyone or anything else. - They make everything about them.
*You catch them telling "little lies" - If they're going to lie to you once, they will continue to do so.
*They isolate you from those who you know and love - BIG red flag. They wanna control you.
* They are all about the drama and if there is none, they create it.