Now, leaving an abusive relationship is not as easy as it may sound to you. And, unfortunately,there are many reasonswhypeople stayin abusive relationships, which, quite often, even turn deadly. Related Reading:What is domestic violence? Why do people stay in abusive relationships? In this ar...
Another answer to why do people stay in emotionally abusive relationships is that the abused partner starts justifying all the horrible things their abusive partner is doing. The abused becomes the emotional hostage in a relationship. However, staying in an emotionally abusive relationship leav...
“Why do I keep attracting toxic people?” Ezra cried, hands over his face in an attempt to hide theshamehe felt in uncovering this revelation after yet another unhealthy breakup. “It’s like I am a magnet for people who are messed up! They seem fine in the beginning, bu...
Why are people hesitant to leave toxic marriages? Depends. Many stay out of fear – both fear of the unknown and fear of physical retaliation. Some just don’t want to be lonely. Some hang on for the sake of their children. Others feel don’t feel like starting life over, especiall...
Most people have at least one person in their life who seems to be in the same horrible, dead-end relationship over and over again, but the partner seems to change.
seemingly negative emotions. It denies people the authentic support they need to cope with what they are facing. Keep reading to learn what toxic positivity can look like, why it can be so harmful, and what you can do to cultivate a most realistic approach when dealing with difficult ...
One of the biggest surprises I found on my self-care journey was how lonely I started to feel in the process, especially when I started to set boundaries with toxic people. At first, this loneliness had me questioning myself. I thought there must be something wrong with me, because I th...
Why do sociologists see most sexual behavior as learned rather than innate? Sexuality : A person's sexual identity is a characteristic or trait that makes them male or female. An individual's whole sexual existence is referred to as their ...
Are gender roles in dealing with stress inherently toxic? Big boys don’t cry; or do they? How can we help them? From my experience as a male coach for men, we often discuss environmental stress (from one’s place of work, daily predicaments with family and relationships, even commuter...
A consistent pattern of ups and downs fuels a toxic relationship. Before you can break it, it may be helpful to understand why you gravitate to that pattern in the first place. Why does this keep happening? Perhaps you’ve noticed this same pattern in all of your intim...