These books can help you overcome a toxic relationship
A toxic relationship can be with anyone who holds major importance in your life - self, family, relatives, workplace, or a romantic interest. Irrespective of whom you may be sharing one with, it is important to break ties and move on for good. In such testing times, these books can be your go-to best friend or therapist to seek some guidance and healing.
'Healing from Toxic Relationships' by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis
This book offers you 10 excellent, doable, and practical tips on how you can heal yourself when you are just out of a toxic relationship. From establishing boundaries and forgiving yourself to indulging in self-care, reconnecting, and staying excited for the future, it teaches you all. Additionally, it gives tips on how you can keep toxic people away.
'When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People'
Among the challenges that one faces in a toxic relationship is not knowing when to walk away. This book by Gary Thomas can help! A mix of noble insights and biblical angles, this fine print can help you understand how to identify toxic people, keep a tender heart for your good, and grow inner strength. His words will hit you in the right places.
'The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People'
Written by Shahida Arabi, this book gives you scientifically-proven, evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) strategies to help you identify and overcome a toxic relationship. It also includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) insights to identify traits like gaslighting, stonewalling, and love bombing. The book categorizes toxic people into five categories including narcissists, garden-variety boundary-steppers, sociopaths and psychopaths, crazymakers and attention-seekers, and emotional vampires.
'Should I Stay or Should I Go' by Ramani Durvasula
This book is an easy guide to surviving and stepping out from a relationship with a narcissist. It tells you how you can find out if you are dealing with a narcissist using some checklists, clinical wisdom, and real-life stories shared by people from around the world. It showcases the many red flags to be wary of and how you can reclaim yourself.
'Gaslighting' by Dr. Stephanie Sarkis
Dr. Stephanie Sarkis is a mental health expert who explains what gaslighting is and looks like in relationships. The book reveals that a person whom you are dealing with can use various tactics to lie, control, and manipulate you, and how you can identify them and call them out. It's a guide you can use to break free. Check out more such book recommendations.
