5 Behaviors Mentally Strong People Don’t Tolerate

You can’t control how people act, but you can control what you accept from them.

Every single day we’re faced with an internal question that we don’t often define to ourselves. Yet, it dictates the quality of almost every area of life.

Our relationships, our careers, our friendships, our family life…

The question is: What behaviors am I willing to accept from the people around me?

Two of the most important things we can decide are how we’re going to treat other people, and how we’re going to let other people treat us.

That being said — I am going to stay away from emotional abuse terminology like gaslighting and similar, because all types of people are susceptible to abuse and I never want to make that blanket statement.

But, there are some more “run of the mill” toxic behaviors that people who hold high standards for themselves simply will not tolerate. Here are a few:

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1: Being talked down to.

It doesn’t matter if you’re on a date, at work, or in a long term relationship — you are a human being who is worthy of respect. That worthiness is…