How do relationships affect teenagers? How can toxic relationships affect teens in the long term? How can they damage you? How can you move on? Toxic relationships can be stressful and harmful especially in your teen years. Toxic relationships can cause many longterm negative impacts on a teenage mind. There are better ways to deal with toxic situations. Give time to grow, heal, part ways, and reassess your own needs.
How do you spot if you have a toxic relationship? Toxic relationships can be everywhere and you can be in one without realizing it. There are signs such as jealousy, controlling behaviors, isolation, humiliation, name-calling, criticism etc. Along with other things you need to look for other forms. If the relationship turns physical in any way, leaving bruises, open wounds, etc. In relationships it should never get physical without both parties consent. Toxic relationships can be many different forms, and show themself in different ways but if your gut says it’s wrong then it’s wrong.
Notice SOME toxic relationships can be saved IF both parties are willing to make a serious change AND if both parties withheld the required respect for the other person. Some deal breakers would be cheating, verbal/ physical abuse, imprisonment, physical or mentally takes away your joy or wellbeing.
How can toxic relationships affect a teenager if parties choose to stay? Our teenage minds are still growing and anything will affect you without you knowing. Since our brains are still developing, a toxic relationship can cause extreme trauma that will cause problems in the long run. Some of these problems that you will experience first is anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and even suicide. Some long term effects might be holding yourself back, depression, struggling with loving people, can’t handle relationships, trust issues, lash outs, loneliness, etc. It’s better to leave toxic relationships before these begin to happen. If you stay you can also get something called a toxic bond or trauma bond. These can occur when you are in a toxic relationship for far too long, you begin to feel like you need your toxic partner even if they hurt you so bad you will love them. It is harder to leave a relationship if you have a trauma bond.
How to heal from a toxic relationship? It can be very difficult to heal from a toxic relationship. Whether you love them or not anymore you know by this point you have to leave or already have. First, when you are ready to leave, speak your mind, tell your truth, and remove yourself from the situation. After you leave the relationship the healing and growth can begin. Start by doing things that make you smile, something that takes your mind off of it. Set new and strong boundaries for yourself that you will not live down. Go no contact with your ex so that both parties know the relationship is over and that both can move on. Seek support from healthy resources, someone you can trust and confined.
Being in toxic relationships can be hard but they can be put in the past. Look for the signs, know your worth, keep healthy people around, and grow to be better you without being drug down.
