One position you never want to find yourself in is in a toxic relationship. Such a relationship can be destructive and damaging to both the psychological and physical being of the prey.
Anyone can be in a toxic relationship, The Strong, hale, independent, and successful people can find themselves in such a situation.
A Toxic relationship could be a result of the person pretending not to be who he/she wasn’t, psychological problems, friends and family influence, he/she wanted everything done at their will, family background, etc.
What is a toxic relationship?
According to Dr Lillian Glass, in one of her books the Toxic people, she defines a toxic relationship as “any relationship between people who don’t support each other, where there’s conflict and one seeks to undermine the other, where there’s competition, where there’s disrespect and Lack of cohesiveness”.
Lack of communication
The relationship is built on communication and when such is lacking in your relationship, there won’t be a long term for it. You could make the first moves and breach such gaps but if not reciprocated, then such union isn’t meant for you.
Constant Disrespect
When your relationship is filled with continuous disrespect or no regard for one another feelings, thought or opinions, this may ruin your self-esteem and leave you broken.
Controlling behaviours
Questioning and monitoring your every move or getting overly upset when you don’t reply to their text immediately is a sign of controlling behaviour which can lead to abuse or violence later in the relationship.
Avoiding one another
If you spend most of your time avoiding or ignoring your partner then something is obviously wrong with your relationship.
Being a victim of a toxic relationship has nothing to do with your personality or how successful you are as a person but more to do with how you and your partner view one another.
Relationships are a very important part of our existence as humans and a toxic relationship can cost you so much time and energy that you could have invested in yourself.
Discover who you are, what you stand for, and what your values are. You are strong and beautiful and should extricate yourself from a toxic relationship. You are worth more.
Ever been in a Toxic Relationship?
