Toxic Emotions
June 17, 2008
Anger. Depression. Shame. Guilt. Fear, no man or for that matter no woman is immune from toxic emotions that poison the soul, destroy family lives and hinder social ties and relationships. The most effective way of avoiding bad relationships is to recognise a man brimming with toxic emotions before getting friendly with him. However, you have to be careful that you don’t actually end up throwing the baby out with the bath water. Not every man whose parents have divorced, or who was molested as a child, or who suffers from depression, is high risk relationship wise.
Not every person who has had a bad childhood ends up emotionally scarred or severely damaged. There have been both men and women who have overcome such trauma to emerge much stronger and even emotionally balanced than if they had not suffered at all. There are several ways to recognise when you are with a man with pent-up toxic emotions when you feel emotionally and physically drained around them. They are constantly fault finding, forever complaining, ever judgmental, critical and controlling, which only serves to erode your enthusiasm, hopefulness and self-esteem.
Toxic men consistently follow self-destructive behaviour patterns, excelling at undermining their own lives and happiness. They refuse to see themselves as non-productive, self-destructive and unpleasant (aggressive, vindictive, manipulative, etc.), rather they see them as strengths and even take pride in being so. Men’s toxic emotions limit them so that they refuse to recognise or respect other people’s emotional or physical boundaries.
Damaged men, such as these may seem like real nice people, till their hidden agendas become clear when they use someone else for their own purposes or goals. They lay emphasis on and let themselves be weighed down with irrational beliefs, such as, all women are manipulative, men are chauvinist pigs, relationship never really work out, or there is no such thing as true happiness.
So, if you are in a relationship with a man whose toxic emotions are destroying you, get out fast. You’re wrong if you think you can change him. Stop your dance of destruction and remember unless a person only changes when it is in his best interest, not if your put pressure on him or demand that he change. Men’s toxic emotions can only be got rid off, is they recognise them for what they truly are and realise that they must get rid of them to heal themselves.































