*TRIGGER WARNING*

When it comes to relationships, people can be so blinded by their feelings for one another that they don't realize that how they treat someone can be toxic. A toxic relationship is damaging and is so draining. A toxic relationship is psychological abuse. They say a man should never lay their hands a woman, but it goes both ways. Yes, physically hurting someone is abusive, but we forget about verbal and emotional abuse too. Here are 5 warning signs that your relationship is toxic:

1. Your significant other has done something to hurt or upset you, but yet you find yourself apologizing even though you did nothing wrong.

2. You feel guilty when you try to get your significant other to see eye to eye, but they invalidate your feelings.

3. You find yourself getting asked by your friends, "Why are you still with them?" and deep down inside you know they're right, but you want to believe you can work things out.

4. Your significant other puts you down. They don't accept you for who you are and they don't tolerate your qualities, may they be positive or negative.

5. You constantly feel like you're walking on eggshells when around them and you worry about how they'll react to any and all situations.

If you need help, seek it. Confide in a friend. Call a hotline. As hard as it is, try your best to get out of that relationship because it's doing no good to you or the other person. Being in a relationship with someone who is controlling, manipulative, who insults you, monitors your every move, is NOT healthy! If you or someone you know is going through this, you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline:

1-800-799-7233 or you can go to their http://www.thehotline.org where you can chat online with someone.

I will leave off with this:

Make yourself whole again before giving part of you to someone else.