However when someone feels trapped in a toxic situation, I know I for one have responded in a toxic way myself which only adds fuel to the fire. Two toxic's don't make it cancel each other out, it just makes a toxic situation more toxic.

Like with anything toxic, removing ones self totally is actually the ONLY good solution. Also working on ones OWN awareness & responses to situations can help to not get into situations like that in the future. I know it has worked in my situation but I also know that the way I reacted made the bad(toxic) situation worse. I have now learned to respond differently to people like that & keep them at a distance & it has made a huge difference in MY life & I don't have that horrible feeling that I was just as toxic in my own way in relationship as the person I disliked for being toxic. I also know many who would not have found what was "toxic" to me, "toxic" to them[/SIZE][/FONT]