You don’t want to grow to think of a toxic relationship as a normal relationship.
When you are with the wrong person, you will slowly get used to the insults and arguments.
You will start thinking of their manipulation and control as normal.
Gabi E. Mulder
You will assume everyone deals with the same issues as you.
You will assume your relationship is fairly normal.
Over time, the wrong relationships will turn you bitter.
The wrong relationships will give you trust issues.
They will give you abandonment issues.
They will skew your view on what love is supposed to look like.
After removing them from your phone, you have to work on removing them from your mind.
You have to unlearn the toxic lessons they taught you.
When you find the right person, you dont want to carry your baggage into the new relationship.
You dont want to blame this new person for the hell your ex put you through.
You have to constantly remind yourself your last relationship was not healthy.
Your last relationship was not normal.
Your last relationship is not a good example of how two people in love should act.
Luckily, fresh relationships come with a fresh start.
Its going to take you a while to become comfortable accepting compliments again but you will get there.
you’ve got the option to overcome your trust issues and abandonment issues.
you could create healthier coping mechanisms.
You arent a lost cause.
You arent unworthy of love.
You arent going to be alone forever because your ex did a number on you.
you’ve got the option to better yourself as long as you put in the effort.
