7 Psychological Facts about Toxic Marriages that Nearly Everyone Misses

7 Psychological Facts about Toxic Marriages that Nearly Everyone Misses

If you are reading this article I am guessing that you are wondering if you are in a toxic marriage but not really sure. I get it! So many of my clients come to me, wondering if their marriage is a toxic one.

When we are struggling in a toxic marriage, it can be hard to recognize the symptoms. A therapist of mine once likened being in a bad relationship to being caught underwater in a moving river — the water bubbling all around your head, disorienting you, making it hard think clearly.

Well, that is what life coaches (specifically me!) are here for — to help their clients understand the realities of their marriage so that they can be empowered to decide on their next course of action.

So that end — let me share with you the psychological facts about toxic marriages that nearly everyone misses, so that you can figure out your next steps.

#1 — Your spouse is not your “soul mate.”

So many of my clients tell me that their spouse is their “soul mate.” That they have never loved or been loved the way that they do and are with their husband or wife. And I get…