As you probably know by now, toxic relationships can harm your mental health. In turn, these effects can potentially diminish your ability to enter into another intimate relationship, if so desired. Thus, it is essential to identify the signs of a noxious partnership and find the exit.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING’S WRONG

Intuitively, you understand the harm that the relationship is causing. It’s crucial that you: (a) accept the fact that the relationship is causing you harm, and (b) muster up the courage to call it quits.

YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE CONCERNED

Listen, your inner circle will almost surely point out any apparent changes to your behavior. In extremely toxic relationships, a social “intervention” is very common. It may be, in fact, the norm. While you may not want to listen, it’s important that you do – not only for your health and well-being but for that of who you love.

YOU BECOME MORE NEGATIVE

We’ve said this numerous times: negativity is contagious. If you stick around it long enough, it’ll permeate into your being. Simply put, we can not continually subject ourselves to a toxic environment and not expect it to affect us in some way.

YOU BECOME SICK MORE OFTEN

When we’re under mental duress, it’s common to experience physical effects. One prominent target of psychological stress is our immune system. The immune system is responsible, of course, for fighting off infections, viruses, and other harmful agents. To ensure its health, we must understand it’s inseparable association with mental stress.

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YOU BECOME ANXIOUS

Toxic relationships cause a lot of anxiety. You may be worried about being criticized, upsetting your partner, or something else. Regardless of the cause, prolonged anxiety can be extremely damaging to mental health and well-being.

YOUR PRODUCTIVITY SUFFERS

Our relationships take precedence over everything. When our relationships are in disarray, so is our life. Unsurprisingly, the psychological effects of a distressing relationship alter our brain’s ability to produce constructive thoughts.

YOU HAVE TRUST ISSUES

If you find yourself unable to trust anyone anymore, it may be a sign that it’s time to move on. Poisonous relationships are notorious for giving birth to a sense of distrust. Depending on the degree of toxicity involved in the relationship, it may take some time to learn to trust another potential mate again. But you’ve already followed through on the hard part: walking away.

YOU’RE MORE INSECURE

Toxic relationships are turbulent and unpredictable. As a result, you may find yourself questioning whether or not you’re good enough, smart enough, or whether you’re even worthy of love.

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