No one plans on getting into a toxic relationship, and yet so many people find themselves in unhealthy dynamics at one time or another.
Whether it's with your family, spouse, boss, or friends, some relationships take more than they give.
By their very nature, toxic people are masters at obscuring their true attitudes until they've drawn you in completely.
Once their true colors are revealed they tug on your heartstrings, bully you, and do whatever it takes to make you stay.
When you're living like that it can feel as though life is always going to be this way, and the frustration and hurt inside of you is here to stay.
But this isn't the case.
Although your abuser is doing their best to disempower and control you, you don't have to suffer at their hands ever again.
Learning to identify the behaviors that are already affecting your life will help bolster your confidence and reassure you that you're not going crazy -- something really is wrong, and a change needs to be made.
It may not seem like it now, but when it comes to walking away from these people, you have more power than you know. Toxic individuals feed off of weaknesses like emotional vampires, but they can't take away what's inside of you.
