Toxic Love: Are You in a Relationship That’s Slowly Killing You?

 

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    • You tell yourself “It’s love.”
      But what if it’s not?
      What if your relationship is slowly draining your soul, your confidence — your life?

      Let’s talk about toxic love — what it looks like, how it works, and how to escape it before it’s too late.

      💔 1. Love Shouldn’t Hurt Every Day

      Toxic love feels like:

      Real love calms your nervous system.
      Toxic love constantly activates your fight-or-flight.

      🧠 2. Common Signs You’re in a Relationship That’s Killing You

      One big red flag:
      You keep making excuses for how they treat you — even to yourself.

      ⚠️ 3. Toxic ≠ Always Physical. Mental and Emotional Abuse Is Real.

      Abuse isn’t just hitting. It’s:

      You’re stuck in a cycle — and you start to believe you don’t deserve better.
      That’s how toxicity traps you.

      💡 4. Your Body Knows Before Your Mind Admits It

      Watch out for these silent symptoms of a toxic relationship:

      If your peace disappears every time they walk into the room — it’s not love.

      🛡️ 5. You Have the Right to Leave. And the Law Protects You.

      If your relationship has become abusive (physically, verbally, emotionally, sexually), you can:

      Leaving isn’t weakness. It’s survival.

      ✨ Final Truth: Love Shouldn’t Destroy You

      If love costs your mental health, safety, self-respect, or freedom —
      That’s not love.
      That’s a slow death.

      You deserve a relationship where you are:

      Please — choose yourself.
      Because sometimes, walking away is the most loving thing you can do.

      📞 Support & Help (India):

      1. Walking on eggshells

      2. Saying “sorry” when you did nothing wrong

      3. Being blamed for everything

      4. Being manipulated with silence or affection

      5. Feeling more anxious around them than comforted

      6. You’ve lost your spark, energy, or ambition

      7. You’re scared of upsetting them — all the time

      8. They isolate you from friends or family

      9. They control your clothes, phone, or money

      10. Gaslighting: They twist the truth until you doubt your own mind

      11. Verbal abuse: Insults, sarcasm, shouting

      12. Emotional manipulation: Guilt-tripping, stonewalling, fake apologies

      13. Controlling behavior: Monitoring your every move

      14. Trauma bonding: They hurt you → apologize → love bomb → repeat

      15. Chronic fatigue

      16. Loss of interest in hobbies

      17. Panic attacks or shortness of breath

      18. Sleepless nights filled with overthinking

      19. Shame. Guilt. Isolation.

      20. File a case under the Domestic Violence Act (India, 2005)

      21. Seek protection orders, monetary relief, or alternate residence

      22. Report cyberstalking, threats, or emotional harassment

      23. Seek therapy and legal advice without judgment or shame

      24. Safe

      25. Valued

      26. Respected

      27. Uplifted

      28. National Domestic Violence Helpline: 181

      29. Women’s Helpline: 1091

      30. Free Legal Aid (NALSA): nalsa.gov.in

      31. Mental Health Help: iCall – +91 9152987821

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    Not all abuse leaves bruises.
    Some wounds are invisible — but they cut deeper.
    They show up as anxiety. Self-doubt. Depression. Isolation. Exhaustion.