I divide my toxicity between people at work and family/friends.
I think toxic family & friends are more difficult to deal with, especially siblings, because one's psychic buffer is usually well worn and it doesn't take much to start reacting. In these cases, I focus on behaviors. I reward or acknowledge good behaviors and either confront or ignore the person during "bad" behaviors.
I employed slightly more creative options at work. I restricted one woman to e-mail after I got tired of her nastiness on the phone. If she called, I'd let it go to v-mail and reply via e-mail. With our department director (the child of an alchoholic parent and certified crazymaker), I eventually figured out to just assume she was nuts. Once I did that, I was never surprised by her behavior.
Lastly, maybe I'd take a page out of the "Intervention" tv show playbook. That being, if things are unbearable, maybe confronting that person and saying that you care, but can't be around their toxicity is the solution.