20 Warning Signs of a Toxic Relationship You Want To Know About
A toxic relationship is often a term we use to identify a very unhealthy relationship where there’s a lack of mutual understanding or support for the other, the communication between the partners is poor and there’s a huge lack of compromises.
Often toxic relationships are accompanied by manipulation and disrespect by one of the partners, or even both.
A toxic relationship makes you feel miserable; you feel trapped in a fog that only you see, and, yes, you refuse to admit it exists.
If you’re in a toxic relationship one thing is for sure – you aren’t happy and you know it’s because of the relationship you’re in.
At the same time – you don’t want to end that relationship. You still believe that you’ve got a bright future together… only if you could finally understand each other.
Yep… we’ll get to that point later.
A toxic relationship isn’t just a bad relationship, though.
You see, a bad relationship is the one where even though you don’t match and you realize you won’t make it work, you still go out of it with your dignity and feeling ready to look for someone who fits you better.
It’s easier to move on with your life after a bad relationship.
At the same time, a toxic relationship sucks the life out of you.
It gets you to a point where you hate yourself, your life, and most of all – makes you think that you don’t deserve love. Even worse – you believe you’ll never find love.
A toxic partner can control you, manipulate you, disrespect you, lift you up and bring you down… and you still “love” him.
Or at least that’s what you tell yourself every night.
Am I in a toxic relationship?
Identifying a toxic relationship as such takes a while. It’s not easy to admit that you and your partner have created something toxic together.
However, knowing your relationship is toxic is an important step towards learning your love lessons, healing yourself, and stepping into a life of true love and a healthy relationship.
These are 20 symptoms of a toxic relationship I’ve put together for you below.
Pay close attention to them and know that even if your relationship is toxic, it doesn’t make you a bad person, nor your partner.
20 Signs you are in a toxic relationship
1. Mixed emotions
When you are in a toxic relationship, your emotions aren’t straight.
You have ups and downs and never stay too long feeling good or feeling bad. This almost brings you to the point where you question your sanity.
It’s a constant love-hate game, and you often feel exhausted by the drama.
Every relationship has its moments, but overall, a healthy relationship sticks to the good vibes and makes you feel safe and loved.
If that’s not something you could easily tell you have – you probably are in a toxic relationship.
2. You lie about your relationship
You catch yourself lying about how happy you are.
Probably, you even lie to yourself, thinking that everything’s normal and you need to woman up and be more positive.
However, deep down inside you, there’s a tiny squeaky voice telling you things aren’t as good as you try to make them up. Do you listen to that voice?
3. You are disrespected by your toxic partner
There are certain lines nobody should cross in the communication with the other. Respect in the relationship is one of the things you must not compromise with.
At the same time, a toxic relationship always comes together with one form of disrespect or another. More often, disrespect is something you allow to happen, and you are most likely a victim of behavior you tolerate for too long.
I’ve got a very detailed post about the top signs of disrespect in a relationship and if you tick any of the boxes there – it’s compulsory to make it stop.
4. You fight over everything
Has your life become a series of battles?
Do you argue over everything? Is your communication ineffective and never seems to agree on the same things?
You might think that the passion and chemistry between the two of you will level things up with the time, but that won’t happen.
Effective communication is the main key to a healthy and happy relationship and if it’s missing – your relationship won’t last.
5. You feel isolated
You are away from everyone who used to be your support.
All toxic relationships share this sign.
Often, the people who know us well would try to make us see the truth – that we aren’t in a good place in life.
But our mind protects us from it. Wrapped around the idea of “making things work” we slowly drift away from people who wouldn’t agree with our choices.
Yet, the truth is still there.
6. You are manipulated by your partner
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