Most women don’t really know that they are stuck in toxic relationships. They think that their la pareja se comporta mal toward them because of some crisis he has and that he will get back on track again. But unfortunately that never happens. When you meet a toxic man, he will act charming and be the world’s best boyfriend. He will make you believe that he is everything that you need and that you can’t find a better match than him. The catch is that every toxic man is a big-time player and he knows how to deceive a girl into falling for him.

Pero una vez que se cierra la puerta y empiezan a vivir juntos como matrimonio, empieza la verdadera agonía. Desde el gaslighting, el menosprecio, el menosprecio y la mentira hasta cosas más graves como la violencia doméstica y emocional. ¿Y sabes qué es lo peor? Todas las mujeres atrapadas en una relación así piensan que todo ha sido culpa suya. No es tan difícil pensar así cuando te convencen de que no vales y de que no eres capaz de hacer las cosas importantes.

Estos son algunos de los hábitos comunes que tienen todas las mujeres atrapadas en relaciones tóxicas, así que te sugiero que sigas leyendo y descubras más sobre ellos.

1. Lloran más de lo habitual

Women stuck in toxic relationships need to have some way to blow off steam. That’s why most of them cry when nobody sees them. It can be while they are doing the dishes, driving home from work or taking a shower. That is their way of letting all the toxicity get out of them and feel better—even for a moment. They don’t want anyone to know about that, so they always do their crying while nobody is watching. In fact, they are so ashamed of their relationship that the last thing they want to explain are all those tears that are coming down their face.

2. Mienten a todo el mundo diciendo que tienen relaciones sanas

I know that you don’t want to explain to others why you are having problems in your marriage but if you try to make them believe in something you don’t believe, they will soon realize that you are lying. Also, if people ask you if everything is okay between you and your partner, it is a sign that they felt that something is not right. They are probably asking you for more details because they are trying to help you, but there are also people who will act as your friends while in fact, they are nothing more than bad people who just like to stab their noses into other people’s lives.

3. They don’t contact their family and friends

When you are stuck in a toxic relationship, it is very hard to maintain the same contact with your family and friends. That’s why most women who experience this kind of relationship lose contact with their friends and family, always finding excuses for not being in family gatherings or some parties. The truth is that they would really love to mingle but their toxic partners don’t allow that. These toxic partners want to isolate their women so they could easily control them. They tell their victims so many lies about love and respect and those women feel remorse for not spending time with their partners, so they try to be with them as much as they can.

4. Piensan en dejar a sus parejas

When you are stuck in a toxic relationship, you want to escape it as soon as possible. That’s why all those women think about leaving their partners and finding the peace they deserve. But the bad thing is that most of them don’t have enough courage to do that since they were convinced that they can’t succeed on their own. They think that once they leave their toxic man, they won’t be able to have a decent life because of their high level of addiction to them. The thing that can make them change their minds is severe domestic or emotional violence where they have to run to save their bare lives.

5. Se sienten culpables de todo lo malo que les ocurre

El principal problema de las relaciones tóxicas es que la pareja maltratadora convence a su víctima de que ella es culpable de todo lo malo que le ha pasado. No importa si le pega o le hace daño de alguna manera, dirá que ella le obligó a hacerlo. Hará cualquier cosa para que se sienta mal consigo misma, pensando que se merecía todas esas cosas desagradables que le han pasado. Esta forma de gaslighting es por la que pasan la mayoría de las mujeres en las relaciones tóxicas y se necesita mucho tiempo y valor para liberarse de tipos así.

6. They don’t remember when was the last time they smiled

Como las mujeres atrapadas en este tipo de relación están tristes, les resulta muy difícil encontrar algo de felicidad y sonreír por cosas por las que otros sonríen a diario. Son golpeado hasta la muerte emocional...sin tener el mínimo de energía para recuperar sus antiguas vidas. Lo que piensan constantemente son formas de escapar de una relación así y salvarse de una vida miserable. En el caso de que haya alguien que pueda darles algo de apoyo, les resulta más fácil conseguir sus objetivos. Pero si se quedan solas, es muy difícil encontrar el camino correcto hacia una vida feliz.

7. Encuentran excusas para sus parejas maltratadoras

Even if some of their friends see that they have been abused by their partners, they won’t admit that. The main reason for that is shame—they simply can’t accept the fact that they are living a life like that even if they dreamed of something different. That’s why they will always say to their friends that things just look worse than they really are and that there is no need to worry about them. Maybe they look good from the outside, but they are falling apart from the inside. They simply don’t understand that people are not blind and that it is just a matter of time when the real truth will be revealed.