Chances are, if you’re in a toxic relationship, you’ve seen the red flags, you know they are there, but you’re looking for concrete evidence. When we look for evidence we get caught up in the details, we begin to question ourselves, and finally decide to wait till something else appears.
During this process of evidence collecting we are encountering possible love bombing, glimpses of beautiful potential, or something else that has us questioning why we were thinking of leaving in the first place – all the while forgetting that actions speak louder than words. Our mind loves the other’s words and we give great value to those words instead of watching what that other person is doing.
In this video I share why listening to your gut can save you time and emotional and mental stress.
Our minds are easily manipulated and can be easy convinced by others, especially when we want to believe the other person. This is particularly true of relationships. Our minds will create doubt that makes us stay in the relationship no matter what. Between the crumbs of validation, glimpses of potential, and the hope of change, we stay in a toxic relationship to our own demise.
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