SIGNS OF A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP VS. A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP

“When a man truly loves a woman she becomes his weakness. When a woman truly loves a man he becomes her strength.”~unknown

💥Here are some warning signs you are in a toxic relationship.  These are taken from my own personal inventory…

💥Sign of a toxic relationship;

• Your partner makes you feel like you’re not good enough. You feel your self-esteem dropping.
• You are constantly being compared to other people.
• You feel like you’re walking on eggshells because you don’t know what kind of mood your partner is in or how they’re going to react to you.
• You find that your “fight or flight” goes off when you hear them drive up or walk in the door.
• You find yourself constantly trying to seek their affections, attention and validation.
• They put you down, minimize or invalidate your words, ideas, feelings, thoughts and beliefs.
• You find that your partner does not take responsibility for their bad behavior or intentional infliction of pain towards you.  They instead blame you or project their problems onto you.
• You find yourself becoming withdrawn from family and friends.
• You show signs of depression and/or anxiety.
• You find that you are constantly asking yourself “what did I do wrong”, after confronting them about their bad behavior.
• You start questioning your sanity.  Really, you do.

💥 Now, in stark contrast, here are some signs of a healthy relationship; 

• Both partners treat each other with mutual respect and compassion.
• “Trust”, is not an issue in the relationship. 
• Both partners are “nurturing” each other and the relationship itself.
• Both partners are able and willing to compromise when needed.
• Both partners are able to receive constructive feedback without it leading to verbal, emotional or physical abuse.
• Both partners are able to care for their personal needs as well as their partners and the needs of the relationship.
• Both partners feel they can establish and uphold healthy boundaries with each other.
• Both people feel supported by their partner in their endeavors outside of the relationship.

💥If any of this information resonates with you, please take notice of your relationship and please re-evaluate it!  It could mean the difference between a painful  destructive life or a peaceful positive one!!!