These signs are often easier to spot from the outside than from the inside. When you’re in it, the highs feel electric, the lows feel crushing and the space between can distort your sense of normal.

Toxic relationships don’t just affect our emotions — they can rewire the way our nervous system understands love, safety, and connection. Mental Health Counselor and ...

Toxic relationships are based on conflict, competition, and the need to control. Signs of a toxic relationship include jealousy, blame, and gaslighting. Therapy, as well as self-care and connecting ...

In a world full of human relationships, attraction is often viewed through the lens of positivity. People are drawn to qualities in others that they tend to admire, find sexy, or that complement their ...

Toxic relationships are characterized by various levels of emotional and physical abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The most obvious are the physically abusive ones. The more nebulous are those where ...

The authors also note there is “real danger in the psychopathological manifestation” of love addiction; it can indicate a serious mental disorder, and is not just a hyperbolic way to describe romantic ...

The phrase “I hate my mother” carries deep emotional weight in a society that expects maternal relationships to be inherently nurturing and loving. Yet for many, the reality of mother-child ...

Jack Lazarus, Owen Murray, and Henry Light sit down to recap Oregon sports over the past week, including the upcoming football game between no.... Addiction touches every interaction in the person ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

Constructive criticism is healthy — it can help us grow and understand each other better. But if you find yourself on the receiving end of unending negative comments or insults, this can point to ...