10 Toxic Relationships Mentally Strong People Must Avoid in 2016
As we prepare for the new year [2016], we turn a new leaf in our history and shift our ground and look in. The first few things that need changing are our toxic relationships of 2015. Getting rid of them will make us mentally strong.
1. Relationships Run by One Person
A relationship is toxic when one person calls all the shots. It is very tempting to look for someone in life to take control and alleviate pressure. If you put a collar over your neck and hand the leash to someone else, you will have no say about where they lead you in life…and that is toxic. Here are few tips from Judge Lynn:
2. Relationships that Complete You
In the societies we are raised in, we are often taught to meet “the one” because that person will lift us out of our misery and elevate us into a state of perpetual wholeness or bliss. It’ is not our partner’s job to make ourselves feel joyful and whole and to fill any gaps and voids. In 2016, you need to take responsibility for any voids or gaps present in your life. No one else!
3. Relationships Based on Unrealistic Expectations
You do not enjoy the company of someone because they are perfect, you appreciate them in spite of the fact they are not perfect beings. So if you are striving for perfection – that is a deadly fantasy that none of us will ever be able to achieve. Everyone should be perfectly imperfect just the way they should be. The biggest disappointments in life and in relationships are the result of unrealistic expectations. It should be avoided in 2016!
4. Relationships with Lots of Anger and Resentment
Do you know a person who is always “reacting” almost aggressively to situations that happen to them or the both of you? A person who always seems irritated about something that you do. They tend to respond to even mild confrontations with personal attacks. 2016 may be the year to cut the cord.
5. Relationships Based on Envy
All of us know a person who gaily watches someone else fail or gossips about the professed failings of others. Disgruntled in their own lives, they focus on people not “in their circle” and must have an audience to listen to their rants. Once someone is “on their radar” they will pick apart every aspect of that person’s life from their appearance to their relationships to the job they do. Negativity must stop in 2016! It’s toxic.
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