There is a difference between loyalty and bondage. There is a difference between faithfulness and fearfulness. There is a difference between being devoted and being dominated. The difference is called freedom, it is all the difference in the world.
Monstrous sociopath-like disengagement is your right.
No more mixed messages. You must learn how to close a door permanently. Cut, cauterize and never give them another thought.
Some people just keep slithering and oozing in through the cracks in your resolve; they refuse to respect your boundaries.
We are told to love people unconditionally, but sometimes we must get rid of people unconditionally.
There is an undeniable mind-body connection. Your arguments and hateful talk can land you in the emergency room or in the morgue.
Toxic relationships are dangerous to your health; they will literally kill you.
Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.
Sometimes you have to get away from what you know, to discover what you don't know.
Limit your exposure to unhealthy and unsupportive people.