There are 2 Types of Toxic Partners. Which One is Yours?
Admitting the truth is the first step to getting out of this relationships and into a relationship you love and value.
by E.B. Johnson
Since 2019, I have been helping people address and recover from their broken and toxic relationships. From coaching, to books, to podcasts — I’ve seen and heard it all. There’s no type of toxic relationship that I haven’t studied closely, and through it all I noticed an interesting pattern. No matter what the cause is behind their destructive behavior, toxic people generally boil down to 2 categories. Those who are toxic for themselves, and those who are toxic for others. Here’s what I mean…
The two types of toxic partners.
Toxic people don’t exist in a vacuum. They are created, whether that is by mental health or by their own toxic upbringings (often it’s both). But what you see, when you peel back all the layers, is that some people use this toxic energy and behavior to achieve validation from the outside world — while the other type doesn’t. And that’s the real difference.
Some toxic and abusive people do it for their own validation, and some do it for the validation of others. Knowing which type you’re dealing…
