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Anybody who enters into a relationship with someone would always dream of a happy ending. It’s always nice to wish for a relationship full of trust, respect and love. But not everybody is lucky enough to get that wish. Some find themselves trapped in a toxic relationship- it may be with an emotionally or physically abusive partner, a cheater or a partner struggling with addiction to substance. Whatever the case may be, there’s always a victim- a victim that tries to survive under the destructive weight of a toxic relationship. It can destroy the person’s self-esteem and confidence unless he or she severs the tie that bonds them. It renders the person a sense of helplessness and worse, depression. The hard part is realizing and accepting that you’re into a toxic relationship especially when you delude yourself that you can’t survive without your partner or when there are kids involved. But isn’t it much better to be in a situation where you are not struggling to make a relationship work all by yourself?

Making the decision of moving on and standing firm by it is the key to bring back your inner peace and self-worth. Moving on would mean freedom to gain back your lifelong dreams for yourself, to achieve those dreams and to share it with people who will be truly happy for your success. You will have more energy to do whatever you want compared to staying in a toxic relationship that will just deplete your energy just by making the relationship work. You will also have more time to rekindle old friendships and nurture new ones. A toxic partner will always manage whether consciously or unconsciously, to discourage you to spend time either with relatives or friends.

After being a part of a disastrous partnership for a long time, it can be exhilarating to realize that you won’t have to spend a single time worrying if you’re going to offend your partner. Or worry that he or she will go back to his/her old ways after smothering you with endless promises that only gets broken again and again. The hard part is when it slowly eats away your trust in yourself. A toxic partner can make you believe that you can’t stand on your own. He or she can make you forget of things you are capable of doing before. Even if you try hard to do things that you love, but when you receive hurtful criticisms or discouragement from your partner, it will slowly consume your self-worth. To bring back your self-confidence would mean a long journey and sometimes would require you to seek professional help for counseling.

Everybody deserves to be loved and be well taken cared of. That’s the main reason why we get into a relationship in the first place. It’s always better if you get to know your partner well before getting into a serious commitment so as not to have regrets in the end. But if it can’t be helped and eventually you’ll find yourself into one, get out of it before it’s too late. An ideal relationship should be nurturing, respectful, encourages each other’s interests, fun, committed and loving.