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Vol 200 issue 4
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Madison White
Klaire Brock
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When it comes to a toxic relationship,
some people don’t know exactly what that
is. However, they are very common, in fact,
studies show as many as one out of three
relationships can be in the toxic spectrum.
“A healthy relationship is where two people
have a strong sense of their own identity, but
they connect well also,” said Caris Thetford,
the Assistant Director for the Substance Abuse
and Violence Prevention Program. “They
support each other, they support one another’s
interests, one another’s goals and there is good
communication. Where one or both partners do
not support the other, belittles the other and
where one is exhorting power and control in
the relationship.”
Even when the partners embarrass one
another or use things against each other, even
relationships, often those controlling and
manipulative behaviors start early but they
start again really subtly and things escalate
over time and kind of the longer that that
relationship is in place, the more potentially
dangerous things become.”
However, an unhealthy relationship may be
verbally abusive, but it might never escalate
to the point of physical violence; but the
potential is still there.
“Certainly, we know that sometimes things
begin to escalate to beyond insults, belittling
and controlling into some physical behaviors,”
Thetford said. “Grabbing, pushing, things that
a person might kind of minimize; ‘oh he didn’t
hit me, she didn’t hit me, its not a big deal’,
likely once anything physical begins its likely
only to escalate.”
The risk for danger can increase over time
and with the severity of behavior.
when one is not supportive toward the other,
Thetford explained that this can also be a toxic
relationship.
The signs of a toxic relationship and be
hidden from the view of friends and family.
“Sometimes those toxic and unhealthy
things start suddenly,” Thetford said. “It might
be one person beginning to kind of gradually
just sort of pick at the other person, starting
to say things that are hurtful, that belittle that
person’s abilities and accomplishments.”
In addition, exhorting more control in the
relationship, isolating the other away from
family and friends and when they initially act
excited for an accomplishment but then start
minimizing it.
“Other warning signs are when one feels
more discomfort or more anxiety in their
relationship rather than feeling like it is a safe
haven,” Thetford said. “An ongoing dynamic of
dismissiveness, belittlement and disrespect.
What we know is that, in those kinds of
Toxic relationship advice: Love shouldn’t hurt
Brittainie Cason
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The JTAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 200, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 13, 2019, newspaper, February 13, 2019; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1179194/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.