The bond we create with you is so powerful, so deep and so long-lasting that it is often the aftermath of the ties that bind that hurts more than the abuse itself.
Chasing the high of falling in love is one way of describing love addiction.
With some concerted effort, and patience, from both people, change can be made and a relationship can be improved.
Holding on to a toxic relationship often happens because we fear the pain that we will feel if we let go.
I will make decisions that will keep me safe. I will make choices that are right for me. I will not ignore the feelings that tell me when to run.
I’m sorry you loved somebody so toxic for your soul, somebody who made you feel like a burden for simply wanting to be treated the way you treated them.
You will always be a nightmare I woke up from.
Emotional hunger is not a need to be loved. Craving love desperately is a result of unhealthy attachment patterns and lack of affection during childhood.
Staying in a toxic relationship and feel trapped just because you had the feeling of love, is foolishness. It is choosing to hurt yourself mentally and emotionally while being hopeful.
Never let someone who contributes so little to a relationship control so much of it.
