Toxic Relationships

Narcissus, in Greek mythology, is the son of the river god Cephissus. He is known for his beauty. He went to the river and saw his face reflected on its surface. He stayed watching the water’s reflection on his face until he fell into the river and died. This mythology…

When we experience a traumatic or a painful event, our natural instinct is to forget about it so as to protect ourselves from the painful memories associated with the event. The emotional toll carried by such an event can be so overwhelming that one chooses to avoid anything that reminds…

And subsequently cutting her loose — I wondered why she was shouting. It never occurred to me that the life she had been given was ill-fitting, that she had yet to realise that she was not the centre of the universe. I had been uplifted by the words of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes, but…

You don’t need a love; That steals your smile, That shrinks you down, So you both can be fine. You don’t deserve a love; That gives you back, A fraction of all you gave, And expect more from you. You don’t need a love, That makes you beg for warmth, And denies you their time, Even if yours is always theirs. You don’t deserve a love, That’s toxic and harsh, It will only steal your smiles, And derail the love you have.

We all crave love and affection. But sometimes, that craving can lead us to toxic relationships that can hurt us more than they help us. Personally, I’ve been in a few toxic relationships myself. But as someone who has borderline personality disorder (BPD), it’s sometimes hard to spot when someone…