Can someone truly be that toxic or are they festooned with swarms of the minuscule marauder that is the Mehcupod. These creatures float throughout the air, typically inside poorly ventilated office spaces, whispering malevolence wherever they go.
When someone saunters into a room and it feels like the weather suddenly changed, or a predatory presence is slinking in the shadows it is likely the sinister influence of the Mehcupods feasting on a victim.
The Mehcupod is the master of emotional alchemy. In lies in wait to gorge on negative emotions. Their beady little eyes are honed to detect auras marked by unease, anger, frustration and stress and they launch themselves at their target detectable by a slight skittering in the air.
Upon reaching their target, the loathsome beings use their powerful, mandible-lined mouths to latch onto the skin of their unaware victim injecting a cocktail of euphoric numbness to mask their presence. They gorge on the broth of anguish, frustration and, as they do, eject a cloud of noxious vapour of malaise and toxicity from their elongated, tube-like appendages.
This noxious fog, imperceptible to human senses, is the true danger of this creature. It becomes a siren call to all other Mehcupods from miles around to join in the banquet. Like sharks sniffing blood in the water they will swarm and festoon their victim. The presence of more Mehcupods creates a stronger cloud and a vicious feedback loop of negativity starts to occur. The psychic distress of the victim is amplified and a maelstrom of heightened negativity occurs.
The mere presence of someone infected by these parasites stirs fear, annoyance, and an indistinct sense of uncleanliness from those who come across it.
In this melancholic dance of toxicity, the Mehcupods also enjoy a dreadful side effect: their victims become increasingly isolated, drawing company and comfort from those equally plagued or festooned. Surrounded by similar-minded people the victims view others as the problem, not them, and refuse to take steps to make the positive change that would allow them to rid themselves of the creatures.
Defensive measures against these dreadful beings involve an intentional focus on cultivating a resilient emotional state. Self-affirmation and well-being practices can erect barriers to ward off the encroaching shadows of the Mehcupods as can a healthy diet, exercise and mirthful activities with friends.
Through the promotion of love, kindness, empathy, laughter and recognition of one's own worth you can burn emotionally bright enough to scatter the dark clouds of these foul creatures. On occasion, this presence is strong enough to counteract the Mehcupod's cloud and free a victim from their infestation.
Be guarded, despite extensive studies and heated discussions among scholars (many of whom have garnered a less-than-sterling reputation amongst their peers), the Mehcupod remains elusive, dancing just beyond the reach of definitive, scientific proof. Some argue the creature is a manifestation, or wishful thinking to describe the presence of naturally toxic people.
Proof or not, many agree the benefits of bolstering one against the presence of Mehcupods has other, ongoing benefits so, real or not, it pays to remain vigilant in recognising your self-worth.