4 things people should know about leaving toxic relationships
This includes friendships, lovers, and so on.
- Most toxic people will not let you leave the relationship without strife. They will use fear tactics, humiliation, threats…so on. So, when leaving the toxic relationship–always prepare yourself. I often say that a toxic relationship is like having a leech on you. It will hurt, but you must be prepared. They may expose any secrets or information you told them in confidence. Some can even become physically abusive or even threat to commit suicide.
- As a result of leaving, a huge chunk of your self-confidence, respect, and self-love have been stolen from them or left behind with the relationship. After all, a leech will still have your blood even after you part with it. It will be natural to feel tired, sad, and hopeless if you find that you feel that way. Leaving these relationships takes a lot of energy.
- It’s normal if you feel mistrustful of others, full of guilt/shame, and closed off from others. This is especially true if your toxic person belittled, shamed, or guilted you often. Most toxic people have a habit of trying to use fear to manipulate and keep you around them. And now, you must recover from that abuse.
- Recovery will take time to rebuild all that you lost in the relationship. Leaving a toxic relationship requires much more mental energy and time, so does healing from the relationship. There is no time limit you have to recover from the toxic relationship–it is solely based on yourself and your needs, no one else’s. Use this time to rebuild yourself and grow closer to yourself.