Toxic Tuesday: Warnings and Red Flags
I’ve found a few articles written by other bloggers that I know will appeal to the GiveMe Chocolate readers. I’m finding the, ‘cream of the crop,’ articles to help you possibly avoid toxic relationships. I posted one such article recently, “Ten Toxic Traits.”
A question I have often been asked is, “How do we protect our children from abusive, toxic personalities?”
I wish I had an answer. If only there was a full-proof way to avoid such relationships. A 100%—fully healed—heart back—guarantee for those who find themselves living in such a relationship. There isn’t. Christians who are mature, prayer covered people with a daily relationship with God can find themselves in an abusive, toxic relationship. In scripture we find a God-ordained toxic marriage between Hosea and Gomer; recorded in the book of Hosea.
I found another well written article, “Deal Breakers: Advice to Unmarried Women (and Daughters)” at Visionary Womanhood: Because to live courageously, we need to see clearly. The article was written to help women avoid marrying abusers. In today’s world, full of self-centeredness, pornography, and personality disorders; specifically, narcissistic personality disorder—it’s becoming increasingly difficult to recognize false advertisers; also known as: A wolf in sheep’s clothing, a street angel and home devil, a biblical fool, a toxic person—an abuser.
Occasionally I can see the search terms entered when people stumble across my blog. Take a look at what some of the search terms are:
- How to avoid toxic people
- Help for an abusive Christian marriage
- Interacting with narcissistic people
- Why do I allow abusive Christian people to bother me
- Abusive missionary husband
- Help for abused missionary married to narcissistic personality disorder
- How to thrive in an abusive relationship with pastor missionary
- Difference between immaturity and controlling abusive boyfriend
- How to confront an abusive person
- Christian therapeutic separation
- Covert narcissists
- Toxic relationships in scripture
- Does the Bible say I have to stay in an abusive marriage
- What would Jesus do in an abusive relationship
- Christian narcissistic personality disorder
- Leaving a toxic relationship
- Biblical fool modern-day narcissist
- Wives that predators choose
- Emotionally toxic people
- How to protect from crazy makers
- Detachment in verbally abusive relationships marriage
- Scripture to help me trust God to handle abusive person
- When a narcissist invades your boundaries
- Writing a letter to someone toxic in your life
- Manipulators abusers defending yourself
- How to keep calm and walk away from abusive relationship
- How to pray for someone in a toxic relationship
- Biblical fools
- What does the Bible say about divorcing the mentally ill
- Traits of a crazy maker husband
- How toxic people keep you off guard
And the above are just a sampling from a list far too long to include here.
“An abuser doesn’t introduce himself like this, “Hello – it’s nice to meet you. I’d like to take you on a whirlwind romance, sweep you off your feet, marry you, and then abuse you until death do us part.” Tweet This They follow in the footsteps of their father, the devil. They enter your world like an angel of light. A thing of beauty and wonder.” ~ Visionary Womanhood
You NEED to read this! For yourself or for someone you know or love. There are excellent points to ponder, clues to look for, applications to be made, and at the end; there is a humorous video to break the mood of this heavy topic.
Be empowered: Advice to Unmarried Women and Daughters