Thank you for your reflection. I used to be one of those people that would not get out of toxic environments. The negative energy really can start to inhabit a space. I had thought that my overwhelmingly positive, even keel could weather being in constant close proximity to negativity, but over time it can wear a body (and spirit) down. It is hard to let go, but often in the end it's letting go of something that was not real to begin with. And that is the part that sometimes hurts more.
Thanks for the topic!