The Ultimate Guide to Toxic Relationships
Toxic relationships go beyond just lacking good qualities and also add negativity to your life.
What are the typical signs of an unhealthy and toxic relationship?
To help you identify the situation, we provide you with some of the indicators that you are in a toxic relationship so that you know what to look for!
1․ Signs of a Toxic Relationship
You fell in love with someone amazing and the relationship is great until it isn’t anymore.
You want to believe the person you have chosen would never hurt you, and only wants the best for you.
Sadly, this is not always true.
You need to review these signs to help consider whether your relationship has become toxic:
Lack of Respect
In toxic relationships, there is very little or no regard for your feelings and emotions.
You feel that you are not important in making decisions in the relationship or even worse, that your thoughts shouldn’t be voiced at all.
Lack of Effort
There’s no longer any effort towards the relationship from your loved one.
You feel helpless when it comes to working on your relationship.
Lies, Lies, Lies
Dishonesty gradually increases in a toxic relationship.
Your partner always gives you false information when you ask a question, in turn, you allow the truth to slide when you are asked a question, and then your relationship starts to lose touch with reality.
Lack of Trust
You are always questioned about everything: “Where are you?” “Who are you with?” or “When will you be home?”
These types of questions are normal, except when the questions are constant or when they become followed by conditions.
Lack of Communication
You stop telling them important things, or your partner avoids situations that require talking.
You doubt yourself when you speak to them and eventually, you are too scared to communicate anything to them.
2․ Damaging Effects of a Toxic Relationship
If you still love your partner or just need more motivation to remove yourself from a harmful situation, consider how your toxic relationship may affect you in the future.
By identifying and ending a toxic relationship, you save yourself from these harmful effects.
3․ Effects on Your Mental Health
After leaving an unhealthy and toxic relationship, your confidence and self-worth may be damaged.
You feel like your mind, thoughts and emotions have been to war.
You may experience depression or may become mentally exhausted.
You should talk to someone or find a support group with others who have had similar experiences.
4․ Effects on Your View of the World
Your view of the world often changes after a toxic relationship.
For some time after your toxic relationship has ended, you start thinking that everyone will act like your toxic partner.
You feel that nothing can make you happy again and start to hate things you previously did.
You should stay aware that you are no longer in a toxic situation, find activities with people who share your values, or go out more with friends and family.
Over time, surely you will start to feel a more positive outlook.
5․ Effects on Your Future Relationships
It’s no a secret you may not want to start a new relationship for a while.
You might judge and compare potential partners with your ex-partner, and it may be really difficult to trust.
Surely pushing people away will be easier than letting them get close to you.
You should realize it will be hard to fight that feeling, so try working with it.
Conclusion
A quality relationship gives us the love, security, and caring we crave but not all relationships are good for us.
Realizing that you are in a toxic and unhealthy relationship feels like the world is falling.
You should remember this is your life and you are surrounded by good people — even if you have been stuck in a harmful and toxic relationship for a long time.
Take charge, and know that you have a whole community of loving people right here, waiting to hear your story, to help you puzzle through it.