Reply #16: Very insightful...

[animuscitizen]

"My mom said it was better to be alone than in bad company and I took that advice to heart... I found those relationships were too emotionally draining."

It is common to sacrifice personal ethics, values, and even emotional wellbeing for the sake of a relationship. Perhaps this boils down to a deep rooted fear of being alone and desire for connectedness. But the energy vampires can drain our spirit. This leaves one facing the reality that the relationship never protected the self from the dreaded fear--loneliness.

I believe that if a person has one or two trustworthy and healthy relationships, that is a fortunate person.

Exiting unhealthy relationships is like cleaning out the closets: a necessary, daunting, yet cleansing task.