Many toxic relationships continue to haunt the potential of true love. The sad part is that most people involved in toxic relationships don’t know they are in a bad relationship.
But how do you know if you are actually in a bad relationship?
Here are some helpful hints if you are unsure if the relationship you are in is unhealthy or not:
1. You are afraid to leave a relationship for any reason
2. You find yourself feeling jealous and untrusting of your partner
3. You both constantly fight or argue in order to bring passion or even to get attention
4. You are unable to truly be yourself
5. You are disrespectful / abusive to each other either verbally, emotionally or physically
6. You do things for your partner hoping for a “return”
7. You are afraid of your partner
8. You are unable to manage all other areas of your life only to serve your relationship
9. You try to be a woman your significant other “wants” you to be that ultimately conflicts with your truth
10. You don’t feel beautiful, wanted, and cared for
11. You cringe at the thought of communicating your feelings to your significant other
These are to name a few, there are obviously more to this list, but I will leave it at that for now. However, if you have any questions regarding this topic please comment in the box below and I will help ya out, my lady! Now to get into an easy start to understanding and recovering from this relationship if you now know your relationship is unhealthy. The first step is to understand the ways you are connecting with yourself through these relationships.
The batshit crazy thing I find is that most women connect with themselves through chaos! Sometimes it’s even all we know.
Ask yourself these questions if you find yourself in toxicity and chaos:
- What feeling am I trying to achieve? Example: Is it feeling wanted? Is it the fear of being alone?
- What do the top three emotions I feel consistently through this relationship? Are there new feelings I’d like to replace these with?
- What two things can I start doing now to connect with myself in positive ways and feel more of what I want to feel?
These questions certainly don’t fix the relationship, but it’s a start to building communication and connection to yourself. Self-dialogue is powerful ladies, so it is important to understand what thoughts and questions are going through our mind.
The more loving and powerful we get with those, the more love and connection we build with ourselves which in-turn allows us to live more truthful to our natural spirit.
Deborah SAYS:
I answered yes to all those dot points.
I’ve left many many times, only to find myself getting hooked back in. I feel this is due to low self worth and fear of being not good enough for anyone else. I also find myself believing the lies I’m told when it doesn’t add up. Fearful of reactions from him. Major psychological abuse. NPD.