TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS IN CUMPUS..

[09/10, 19:45] Lenny: , “We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we allow ourselves to love,” and he couldn’t have been more right!

Human as we are, we all long to connect with those around us and to belong to something much bigger than ourselves. We spend so much of our lives trying to find our place in the world that it can make us desperate to be with someone, anyone – even if it’s the wrong person.

Relationships can be a tricky thing to navigate, and love is often an emotion too complicated to understand. Sometimes relationships turn toxic without meaning to, and we might not recognize the dysfunctional patterns and dynamics we have with someone until it’s too late. That’s why we need to do our best to distinguish between what’s healthy and what’s not healthy in a relationship, and stop a toxic relationship before it does too much damage for us to ever undo.

[09/10, 19:45] Lenny: Our experiences teach us a lot about life, and sometimes we can learn the wrong thing from a bad situation. In this case, your experiences with toxic relationships may make you warier and more suspicious of others. You’re afraid that if you get too close to someone, they will hurt you, too, so you build walls around yourself and become more guarded with your feelings. But in doing so, you are setting all your future relationships up to fail by treating them as if you’re just waiting for them to make a mistake so you can have an excuse to leave.

[09/10, 19:46] Lenny: In the end, while we all know being in a toxic relationship is never a good idea, sometimes we’re simply too emotionally invested to leave. But for the sake of your personal health and emotional well-being, you need to understand the kind of toll it can take on you. It’s hard to admit that the people we love don’t love us back in the way that we need, and that they might not be right for us, but it’s something we have to accept if we ever want to be happy and find some peace of mind in our lives.