Eliminating toxic and gaining health people isn't lengthy at all-- it's swift! It depends whether they are friends or family.

The friends, you simply stop calling. When they call you, you are polite but brief and tell them you are busy. Eventually they get the hint.

Family is harder. It's best to keep an arm's length relationship.

My toxic mom just called me, and the conversation only lasted a few minutes. Everything she said was caustic. I tried to get her to stop. She wouldn't and got mad that I wouldn't indulge her. But we hung up well enough without a fight. That's how I handle her now.