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5 Habits That Make You Look 'Nice' But Attract Toxic People into Your Life

People will keep taking advantage of you if you don’t fix them.

Victor Mong
8 min readOct 23, 2024
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Everyone loves to be seen as a “nice” person. It feels good, and society rewards it. But the brutal truth is, being nice, especially in the way most people define it, often makes you a target for toxic, manipulative people.

The very behaviors that you think make you look generous, kind, and understanding are the same habits that scream “easy prey” to narcissists, leeches, and drama addicts.

If you’ve ever wondered why your life seems to attract more energy vampires, it’s not just random or bad luck. Toxic people are drawn to something in you that lets them feel they can walk all over you.

It’s not that the world is cruel; it’s just that you’re unknowingly inviting them with open arms, through habits you think are harmless or even virtuous.

Here are eight nice, but deeply disturbing habits that draws every toxic person you’ve met.

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Victor Mong
Victor Mong

Written by Victor Mong

I write about human potential, building a life you want & mastering your mind || info.victormong@gmail.com

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