THE WELL-MEANING BUT OVERBEARING FRIENDShe is condescending, patronising, controlling and passive aggressiveShalini and Edna have been friends since high school. Or she will smile and say, ‘don’t sleep with him!’ when what she means is to add ‘…like you always do’. Psychologist and human behavioural sciences specialist Dr. Arti Agarwal explains that a toxic relationship is a relationship that is not favourable to either or both parties. But Dr. Agarwal underscores that not all toxic relationships are caused by two unhealthy people. Don’t say ‘you made feel this or that’, say ‘this is how I am feeling.’ Take responsibility for your feelings.

Source: Daily Nation December 22, 2018 10:07 UTC