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What Are The Signs of An Addictive Relationship?

By Bill Urell

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An addictive relationship is not a pleasent thing to deal with, though millions of people are in bad relationships that are no good for them. Unhealthy relationships lead to abuse, drug use, depression, and to people's lives being in a very negative place. Addictive relationships can be hard to define, and therefore it can be hard to tell if you are in one. However, a bad relationship is something to take seriously, and if you can figure out that you are in one, you are one step closer to getting out of it so that you can get into a good relationship.

An addictive relationship is one that cuts a person (or both people) off from the rest of their lives. It is the exact same thing as a drug dependence something that keeps them away from the things that they love and the other things that they should be doing. An addictive relationship is truly a dysfunctional relationship because it is defined by an increasing craving to be with a person, and by withdrawal symptoms that go along with being away from them. It also has the some of the same signs as other addictions, such as low self-esteem, passivity, magical thinking, lack of initiative, and helplessness.

There are seven things that you can see in an addictive relationship. If you find that your relationship has these things or any number of them, chances are good that you are in a bad relationship, and should consider getting out of it.

1. If you feel that you are magnetically drawn to another person, even if the person is not good for you, it might be a dysfunctional relationship. This might include a person that is too far away, married, not interested, or emotionally unavailable. If these things are true about your partner, yet you feel like you are drawn to them, it could be an addictive relationship.

2. If you try to change the person that you are with in order to be a person that you'd like to be with, this is not a good relationship to be in. If you find yourself constantly thinking that the relationship would be perfect if the person could just change a little bit, it is a sign of a bad relationship.

3. If know that the relationships is bad for you, but you are not able to break it off, this is a sign of an addictive relationship. Perhaps you feel like you don't deserve a good relationship ,and perhaps you are consumed by thinking of what will happen to the other person if you break up with them. Either way, these are signs of a negative relationship.

4. If you see kind and available people outside of your relationship, and think that it might be boring, it is a sign that you are in an addictive relationship. Chances are that you would reject these people, in favor of the relationship that you are in.

5. If you don't feel that you can be independent within your relationship, even though you might be independent in other areas, it might be a sign of an addictive relationship.

6. If you cannot say no to the person that you are involved with, and you find yourself doing what they say and putting their needs above your own, this is the sign of an addictive relationship.

7. If your relationship makes you feel self-doubt, it is a sign that your relationship is dysfunctional.

If you find that you are in an addictive relationship, the best thing to do is to get out of the relationship. However, seek help from family and friends, and even professionals, so that you can avoid going back to the person, and so that you can learn how to appreciate yourself long enough to find a successful and good relationship.

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