Resolve to End A Toxic Relationship If You See These 7 Signs

Make the healthiest resolution you can for 2017: Resolve to end an abusive relationship.

One of the toughest problems adults may ever deal with it learning how to recognize when their partner is abusive. What makes it difficult is that the people who tend to be drawn to (or, more frighteningly, selected by) abusers are precisely the most vulnerable and often the least likely to recognize the signs of abuse.  This is especially true of verbal and emotional abuse. While physical abuse leaves marks and wounds and visible signs of victimization, psychological abuse leaves equally damaging but invisible wounds.  Sure, they may be pretty, smart, or even know how to get you off in bed — but do they treat you like a full human being, honoring your needs and respecting your point of view?

For people who were raised with a lot of criticism or negativity, “hearing” abuse is a hell of a challenge.   If you had a narcissistic parent, in fact, you’ve been “trained” to accept emotional unkindness as your normal.  Feeling used or unappreciated or constantly criticized is how you were raised. It can go on for years in an adult relationship before you realize the truth and see how they played you.  You will pay a big emotional price for spending so many of years of your life trapped by that negativity.

It does NOT have to be that way.  You can learn to make healthier choices and to spot a toxic partner before you end up stuck in a private nightmare with them.  Start making change now by reading 7 Signs of a Toxic Relationship with Your S.O.   and please show it to anyone whose relationships sounds like the examples in this information-rich article with leading experts, including yours truly.

Relationships can be full of playful dates, positive emotional growth, and a stream of sunsets and heart emojis. But unfortunately for many women, romantic relationships can also be major sources of negativity, stress, and a never-ending stream of drama. Even worse, a lot of the signs of a toxic relationships are tricky to spot, so people in one might not even be aware of it.

“It’s easy to identify physical abuse but very difficult for a person in a toxic relationship to ‘hear’ abuse, especially if the victim was raised around negativity or criticism,” says Dr. Gloria Brame, award-winning sex therapist and best-selling author. “For them, toxic relationships are a norm. Learning the verbal/behavioral signs of an abusive/narcissistic personality is a critical learning skill for everyone who dates. It’s an issue I work on in therapy with depressing regularity.”

Source: 7 Signs of a Toxic Relationship with Your S.O. | Glamour

The healthiest resolution you can make, not just for 2017 but for life, is to refuse to let another person’s abuse take you down.


 

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