The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People is an audiobook by Shahida Arabi MA, narrated by Laural Merlington. The unabridged Audible edition runs 7 hrs 21 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
If you’re a highly sensitive person, or identify as an “empath”, you may feel easily overwhelmed by the world around you, suffer from “people-pleasing”, experience extreme anxiety or stress in times of conflict, or even take on the emotions of others. Due to your naturally giving nature, you may also be a target for narcissists and self-centered individuals who seek to exploit others for their own gain. So, how can you protect yourself?
In The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People, you’ll learn evidence-based skills grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you recognize and shut down the common manipulation tactics used by toxic people, such as gaslighting, stonewalling, projection, covert put-downs, and love bombing. You’ll also discover targeted tips to protect yourself from the five main types of toxic people: garden-variety boundary-steppers; crazymakers and attention-seekers; emotional vampires; narcissists; and sociopaths and psychopaths.
Finally, you’ll learn how to heal from toxic or narcissistic abuse, and find strategies for establishing healthy boundaries and a strong sense of self. If you’re an HSP who is ready to take a stand against the toxic people in your life, this book has everything you need to survive and thrive.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 7 hrs 21 mins
- Publisher: Tantor Media
- Release year: 2021
- Audible category: Health & Wellness / Psychology & Mental Health / Psychology
Listener Ratings
The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People holds an average listener rating of 4.5/5 from 295 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.3/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 70% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “That others experienced the same things I was going through.”
I liked this book, I will be re reading it again so I will not forget the pointers needed to have a better life.— Tracy R Wyms, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Very helpful “
As a HSP recently out of a toxic relationship this book really helped me. I plan to use several of the tools outlined as I move forward.— Laura, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “There’s nothing better than a survivor’s story!”
There’s nothing better than a survivor’s story seen through the eyes of a recovered therapist. I’m a clinical pharmacist with almost two decades of counseling experience. If I say it’s good, it’s great!!!— Scutinizer, Audible listener
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