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Negative Nancy and Debbie Downer: The Toxic Duo Draining Your Joy

Ditch the Drama and Embrace the Positivity**

Maurice Glaude
3 min readNov 26, 2023

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Nancy and Debbie Downer — the dreaded duo who seem to have a monopoly on misery. They’re the ones who always find a way to turn a sunny day into a gloomy storm, their negativity a contagious virus that can leave you feeling drained and deflated.

These energy vampires thrive on drama, their lives a never-ending buffet of garbage they happily serve up for anyone who dares to listen. They’re the masters of the pity party, their tales of woe and misfortune a never-ending loop that’s guaranteed to suck the joy out of any room they enter.

Don’t Get it Confused

I’m not talking about Becky or Karen who wanted her latte iced even though the order didn’t say iced. I’m talking about the people you know and invite to your real table.

Their negativity is like a toxic cloud that follows them wherever they go, casting a shadow over everything and everyone in its path. They’re the ones who can turn a casual conversation into a marathon of negativity, their complaints and criticisms a never-ending stream of verbal sludge.

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Maurice Glaude

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