Recognizing toxic behavioral patterns is the initial step to take before doing anything about them. After recognizing patterns, it’s easier to make informed decisions about what to do in the future. Even when we recognize toxic behavior, we’re still reluctant to change.
We may want to change, yet remain fearful of doing so. Getting past fears of the unknown may be an obstacle.
And Hearing from others that change is good and should be embraced does little to mitigate such fear.
So for me the truth is that overcoming fear is a uniquely personal process.