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Why am I craving a toxic relationship?
We get to know and become very familiar with toxic relationships during our formative years so that by adulthood we find ourselves only knowing that kind of relationship. We then nurture our emotional craving for that familiarity, that emotional climate that we know best.
Why do I crave chaos in a relationship?
The chaos and drama creates an adrenaline spike when we argue, or even during passive-aggressive behavior, and the body starts to crave that adrenaline, so one or the other person in the relationship will actually pick a fight, not because the topic is so important to them, but because they crave that rush of …
Are toxic relationships Wrecking Your Lifestyle?
It’s true, a toxic relationship can wreck all of your attempts at a healthy lifestyle. Many of my patients over the years could pinpoint their health declining when they were in a toxic, stressful relationship or environment.
What is toxic love and how to recognize it?
There are no resolutions to the conflicts, so you feel stuck in a perpetual fight. Hence, toxic love is one in which self-esteem is damaged and which consistently drains you of energy. The main question is how to know if a relationship is toxic.
Why are toxic relationships so addictive?
Toxic relationships are highly addictive if you lack confidence, standards, and self-love. The dirty boots become addicted to using the dutiful doormat and the doormat becomes addicted to the dirty shoes for a sense of feeling needed, useful, significant, and alive.
What are the signs of a toxic marriage?
If the answer is yes to any of these questions, you should consider the other signs of a toxic marriage too. When words are used to inflict pain, hurt, shame, embarrass, or degrade you, we are talking about one of the signs of a toxic relationship.