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There is one particular glaring red flag that far surpasses any of other red flags when it comes to determining if you are indeed in a toxic or "pathological" love relationship. What is a "pathological love relationship?" This is a relationship in which you are with a partner with traits of a personality disorder, such as narcissism, antisocial personality disorder, or psychopathy. People in these relationships will suffer inevitable harm because of their involvement with thi

You’ve been in survival mode for the longest time. Not really living. Not thriving. Just existing as if in a vacuum. Nothing they do or say surprises you anymore – if anything, it just propels you further into numbness. You know when you react, they will loop you into an endless cycle of conflict and blame you for everything wrong. You’re mentally tired but now you’re also getting physically sick. No, it’s not in your head. The narcissistic abuse is causing you trauma and ch

We get the message as we grow up that we’ll find the perfect partner, we’ll instantly fall in love, the birds will be chirping, and everything will end in a blissful, fairy tale ending. The fairy tales we were raised on never go past the moment the happy couple gets married. You know, the part where they go into bankruptcy, or someone has an affair, or someone is depressed for years on end. They never showed the real side of life that challenges even the best of relationships

Are you heartbroken? Have you been cheated on? Abused, hurt, or lied to? Unfortunately, life is full of experiences that can lead a person to believe that it’s not safe to trust anyone. There is a list a mile long of all of the trust destroying experiences that one can have. The problem is, if you want to fall in love and find a healthy relationship, it’s going to take some trust. Actually, a lot of trust. How do you put your faith in someone when you believe you can’t trust