Is it better for a Cancer to hear from another Cancer what their sign’s toxic traits are? You be the judge.
Are this author’s feelings already hurt because referring to any trait as “toxic” is harsh? Yes. We, as Cancers, do have traits that can be toxic, but with self-work, they can become less negative. Instead of criticism, reviewing our less desirable traits can leave room for growth and self-reflection. And after we say tough things, we can bury ourselves in a pint of ice cream.
Alright crabs, let’s make sure we are not fully retreated into our shells, and let’s chat about toxic traits!
Are Cancers Predisposed to Toxicity?
It’s bad enough that a poorly worded Google search can land any Cancer on websites about the best hospitals in their area to go to for treatment. Our zodiac sign just does not illicit a lot of warm feelings for most people. Don’t even let people get started on that one Cancer they dated back in college and how they smashed their hearts to smithereens.
A sign so sensitive as ours is bound to have some unhealthy coping mechanisms in the cold, hard world we live in. Cancers aren’t inherently toxic; we just have to adjust to things in sometimes not-so-positive ways, or we would all be buried in a tin of cookies, lodged in our crab shells 24/7.
The Toxic Traits
This author doesn’t like the mirror held up to her faults, either. Believe me. Everyone, take a deep breath, and let’s get into it.
Our top toxic traits are:
- Allegedly, Cancers can use our emotional depth and empathy to manipulate and control people. We plead the fifth on this one.
- When we love hard, we tend to be a smidgen possessive. If the FBI is ever looking for criminal investigators, a Cancer female is who they’re looking for…
- An expert might say we’re over a lot of things… overthinkers, oversensitive, over everything to the point of being cynical. Is this list over already? It’s shell time.
- Apparently, a Cancer can have mood swings.
- Eating our feelings is apparently a maladaptive trait. Mind your own IBS, and let us do what we need to do, non-Cancers!
- Allegedly, we can get a little grouchy in response to feeling criticized (like with a list of our toxic traits), and we can use our crab claws to get a little feisty with the people around us. It’s self-protection, people. It’s hard to be this sensitive all the time.
It’s Not All Bad News
If you’re toxic and you know it, clap your hands! Bad news: As Cancers, we can be so toxic that we put Brittney Spear’s song to shame. The good news, though? Many Cancers who have come before us have provided us with a roadmap to becoming better people and avoiding our most toxic traits.
Ideally, therapy, not the food or retail kind, can help turn a toxic trait into a healthy one. Self-reflection and a little vulnerability with the people you love can go a long way, too!
Last but not least, let’s give ourselves a little grace. We are the ultimate nurturers and caretakers of the zodiac. If we’re a little high-maintenance from time to time, that comes with the territory.
And if all else fails, point fingers at other zodiac sign’s toxic traits to distract yourself. An article on Taurus’s toxicity can be viewed here, and Virgos toxicness can be viewed here.
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