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Summary: Signs that a relationship is toxic or hurtful include a lifestyle that has become less enjoyable after the relationship started. Examine how friendships and family relationships have changed with tips from a psychologist in this free video on marriage counseling.
Reka Morvay is a Hungarian-American who received her B.A. and M.A. in psychology from UC Berkeley and Cornell University, respectively. Her area of specialization was the biological...read more
"Hello, my name is Reka Morvay. I'm a psychologist, and I'm going to talk to you today about how to know whether your relationship is toxic, and whether your relationship is hurting you. This is a very serious question, and you have to examine your life very carefully. How was your life before this relationship, and one other, what are those aspects in your relationship that have, in your life that have changed since this relationship? Are you having difficulties with your friends, at your work, with your family due to this relationship? Is the relation, relationship preventing you from living the kind of life that you would like to live? Is the relationship giving you psychological symptoms, like perhaps de depression or anxiety that are negative? Is your partner abusive, verbally or physically? Are they making you feel worse than you normally would feel about yourself? Ask yourself these questions to determine whether your relationship is toxic to you."
eHow Article: How to Know if Your Relationship Is Toxic & if Your Relationship Is Hurting You