Addicted to a Toxic Relationship | E336

Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

YAP Media Network | Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Relationships

4.7 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Toxic relationships are more than unhealthy. They can be an addiction. During the early stages of romantic love, our brains light up with flashes of ecstasy and excitement. The same chemical reward systems that are implicated in a cocaine habit also get us “addicted” to romantic partners, even when they’re inconsistent, unavailable, or downright destructive to our wellbeing. Unfortunately, toxic relationships can be even more addictive than healthy relationships. Being in a toxic relationship feels like swinging wildly between anxiety and relief, and living for honeymoon periods that feel even more blissful because of all the terrible things that are happening the rest of the time. Unlike the calm waters of a healthy relationship, the choppy waves of a toxic relationship leave you off balance, and often deeply hooked. If you are addicted to a toxic relationship, I hope this episode of the podcast sheds some light on the dynamics at play. I’m sharing the true story of a client I worked with years ago (after changing the identifying details, of course) who was in the grips of a toxic relationship he could not seem to end, no matter how much pain it caused him and his family. Eventually he found his way out, back to true love and grace. I wish the same for you. xoxo, Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby growingself.com

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0:00.0	This is Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, and you're listening to the Love, Happiness, and Success Podcast.
0:07.0	Have you ever been in a relationship that you knew fundamentally was not healthy for you,
0:13.6	and yet you couldn't seem to end it? Maybe you're in one of those relationships right now.
0:19.4	Today, we're talking about why toxic relationships are so
0:23.7	addictive and the things that you can do to create emotional freedom and finally break free.
0:36.1	Friends, we have gathered here today to talk about the sad reality of getting addicted
0:44.2	to a toxic relationship, how it happens, why it happens, and to set the tone for the experience
0:51.7	that you and I will be having together today is Frankie and the Witch Fingers.
0:57.1	I love this band.
0:58.2	This is the song In Your Head.
1:04.4	I'm sure you're quickly understanding why this song is so relevant and appropriate for our conversation today.
1:11.9	And if you have not heard Frankie and the Witch Fingers before,
1:15.0	you need to have more of them in your life.
1:16.9	So go to their bandcamp page,
1:18.5	Frankie and the Witchfingers, that bandcamp.com.
1:21.6	You can check out their albums, merch,
1:23.8	and also tour dates at the time of this recording.
1:26.5	They appear to be bouncing around on the
1:28.6	west coast and hopefully you can catch up with frankie and the witch fingers and i hope that this
1:34.6	musical selection helps us all you know get into the mood and kind of energetically enter the space
1:41.0	of the experience of being addicted to a toxic relationship. We're going to talk
1:46.9	about why toxic relationships are actually much more addictive than regular healthy relationships
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