UNIT 1

Canadian Living offers advice regarding letting go of toxic relationships. Toxic relationships are exhausting, stressful, and can isolate you from loved ones. Many types of relationships can be toxic, including those with friends, family members, and romantic partners.

Toxic relationships have a negative impact on your mental and physical health. Recognizing when you are not in a healthy relationship is important. This will allow you to take the necessary steps to get help and remove yourself from the relationship.

A toxic relationship can make you feel:

anxious
unaccepted
stressed
paranoid
withdrawn
unimportant
not good enough
scared/paralyzed
consistently bad about yourself
shame

To help recognize & remove yourself from a toxic relationship:

Trust your gut. Your body will react to the fear & anxiety you feel. Acknowledge this
Do not let negative past relationships/experiences influence your judgement. You do not want personal history &/or cultural bias to prevent you from seeing or accepting what is unhealthy
Do not blame yourself. Toxic people will try to use your fears against you
Take steps to remove yourself from the relationship. You may start with confiding in a friend, family member, or a professional. Create a plan to leave and ask for support
Rebuild your self esteem. Establish boundaries to prevent toxic people from entering your life

NOTES: UNIT 1, TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS

This Canadian Living article provides tips for identifying toxic relationships and how to get out of them. To which suggestion could you relate most strongly? Why?

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