Relationship Advice: Free Yourself from Toxic Relationships

by Anonymous

Reader Post in Relationship Advice: 'If you want to be happy, free yourself from toxic relationships!

It breaks my heart when I think about how many people feel stuck in relationships that aren't good for them. If you've ever felt that you wish you could move on, but you can't let go, then you'll know exactly what I mean.

So what constitutes a toxic relationship? It's a union where there are more bad days than good ones, more tears than laughter, more darkness than light. It's the kind of relationship that doesn't support your growth. It's hoping and praying every day that things will be better tomorrow, but they never are.

Women in particular tend to get stuck in toxic relationships if they give their power away. If you find yourself in a situation where you depend more on someone else than on yourself, and that person only has their own best interests at heart, you're in trouble. Worse if your partner is abusive in any way. Verbal and physical abuse can be just as destructive as physical abuse and it certainly doesn't hurt any less!

Relationships also turn toxic when there is an imbalance between give and take. If you love your partner more than they love you, and you're forever trying to please them but no matter what you do it's never good enough, the relationship is in serious strife.

So what to do? Invest in some me-time and do serious introspection. Ask yourself, do you believe your relationship has the potential to be the kind of relationship that you truly deserve? If the answer is no, ask yourself if it's fear that is keeping you stuck? What are you so afraid of?

Some people are afraid of being alone, or that they won't be able to make it on their own. Others fear that they'll make the wrong decision and won't be able to turn back. They fear change and loss. They don't believe that they deserve more or that they could have something better.

Whatever your fear is, start by acknowledging it to yourself. It's not easy to make life-altering choices, but if you don't let go of what doesn't serve, you're choosing a life of unhappiness.

My message to you today is that you don't have to stay in a toxic relationship. Get out! You truly deserve more!'

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