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 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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

In a world that often romanticizes complexity and chaos, it's easy to slip into patterns that lead to toxic relationships. You might find yourself playing out narratives that are more drama than ...

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 ...

Certain relationships prevent you from growth. As we step into 2025, it is natural to focus on new goals, refreshed priorities and self-improvement. But in the excitement of envisioning a better ...

Many people say “toxic,” but do not even know what it means. Here’s how to recognise the patterns that make a relationship toxic. We throw the word ‘toxic’ around a lot, yet most people can’t tell ...

If you’ve ever been trapped in a toxic pattern, a relationship that breaks you, a habit that drains you, a loop you swear you ...