The toxic relationship and its danger to mental health
All people desire connection and love, to feel safe and secure, in a normal, calm relationship with the partner, and for this sometimes we overlook some behavior that we do not like on the part of the partner, for the sake of happiness with him, and the continuation of this relationship, and sometimes we may ignore and ignore and try to convince ourselves that The relationship is good and that it is natural for problems to occur between spouses, and we overlook strong signs that tell us that the partner is a toxic person and the whole relationship is toxic and necessary to put an end to it.
Our persistence in turning a blind eye to the partner's abusive behavior is only increased by the continuation of his bad behavior towards us or, more precisely, his "toxic" behavior.
The continuation of the toxic relationship appears over time through psychological symptoms that may become very dangerous and pathological, and its physical symptoms may also appear due to the hormonal disorders caused by the command.
What is the toxic relationship?
A toxic relationship is a relationship that brings together two people who poison the other or both parties poison each other, that is, they enter into psychological conflicts with each other, as the actions of each party harm the other deliberately inflicting psychological harm on him, and here the competition begins between who will outperform those in this marital duel Psychological, as with time, respect, support and love fade into the relationship.
As a result of the toxic relationship, often, the psychological destruction of one or both parties together, mentally and emotionally, and may end in one of the parties to depression leading to suicide.
Signs of a toxic relationship
Psychological exhaustion
The other's abusive actions, disgraceful deeds and willful negligence transform the victim into a psychologically dilapidated person, as he loses with time the energy needed for resistance and immunity to endure, and thus becomes easy prey for the other side, easy to control, and these effects appear directly on the face where it appears pale with dark circles under the eye and Also the body gets thinner than before
Immunological problems
One of the consequences of the toxic relationship is that with the passage of time it begins to appear on the victim, infections in the body accompanied by pain and also skin swelling, and even disorders of the respiratory system and digestive system diseases where the victim finds it difficult to swallow foods, due to the hormonal disorder, resulting from chronic anxiety.
For the victim, these symptoms he does not find a logical explanation for, so that it is often forgotten that it is the toxic environment with the partner that is the cause
Blood pressure and heart disease
One of the scientific studies has proven that people who live with a toxic partner in a troubled relationship full of problems, are more likely than others to suffer from heart disease and stress, and it may lead to fatal heart conditions.
Physical inactivity
A number of research and studies have confirmed that victims of toxic relationships are directly exposed to physical stress resulting from psychological exhaustion, and thus they always feel lethargic and inability to do any physical or motor effort, even if it is simple, the matter sometimes develops into diabetes.
Chronic insomnia
As the victim of a toxic relationship is exposed to sleep disorders that develop into consecutive nights of sleeplessness and thus countless psychological and organic diseases.
What happens after the withdrawal of one of the parties from the relationship?
It is a natural thing after withdrawing from the relationship, that the victim will return to his normal life with full health and psychological well-being, but that is not always an easy thing, sometimes it may take about six months or even more, so that the person can return to his full physical fitness and mental and psychological health , Each according to his stamina and surroundings
Written by:
Mina Masouf
