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Difficult Relationships

SOMETIMES, PEOPLE ARE AWFUL OR ANNOYING. IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU MATTER LESS.

Difficult relationships with family members, friends, or work colleagues can have a significant impact on mental health. Increased stress due to conflicts, arguments, or tension can contribute to a range of issues including anxiety, depression, and even physical health problems. Beyond emotional distress, difficult or toxic relationships can also lead to lower self-esteem, isolation, and loneliness.

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Examples of Difficult Relationships

Relationships can be hard, and working with others can be a challenge. But truly difficult relationships are characterized by a lack of respect and trust, constant criticism and negativity, or manipulation such as gaslighting, guilt-tripping, withholding affection, and using threats or intimidation to control your thoughts, actions, or decisions. Sometimes, there is an imbalance of power, which can lead to one person dominating another and creating feelings of helplessness, resentment, or dependency for the victim. Toxic relationships can be volatile and may quickly escalate to insults, threats, and physical violence.

WARNING SIGNS

Increased tension, heated discussions, arguments or fights
Anxiety
Feeling like you can’t talk to people you were once close with
Isolation/withdrawal from people
Physical violence or threats (in some cases)

What To Do Now

There are many ways to navigate difficult relationships, and we can help. Go to FindHelp.org now, or call 988.

Feeling connected to family and friends is associated with a wide variety of health factors. Across America, positive indicators for connectedness have declined in recent years.

It’s time to end the stigma around mental health in Dallas County.

Welcome. Visiting this site is a great first step in finding mental health resources for you or for someone important to you. It takes courage and caring to learn more about how to begin healing. The links here offer more detail about the most common mental health challenges, great ways you can help yourself from home and a wealth of resources that connect you to professionals and community that can be a part of your healing. Start your journey to wellness.
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