How do deal with someone who is emotionally draining the life out of you?

Answer 1

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.

If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.

Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.

Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.

Stop trying to change = yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to be.

Slower is better.

Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.

If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.

Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.

Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.

The only person you can control in a relationship is you.

Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. They don't respect women or children. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, Why would he treat you any differently?

Always have your own set of friends separate from his.

Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.

If something bothers you, speak up.

Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.

You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.

Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

Never let a man define who you are.

Never borrow someone else's man.

Oh Lord! If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.

A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.

All men are NOT dogs.

You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a two-way street.

You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship

You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.

Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr.. Right.

Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and you're always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.

Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.

Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

Answer 2

Those are very broad questions, but the simple answer of course, is a resounding...Yes! Family, friends, in-laws, co-workers, bosses...You name it! Relationships can be an incredibly hard challenge sometimes and they can test us to the limits of our patients. My first choice, as a personal remedy, is to take a deep breath and "count to 10". I know, it seems like an old fashioned cliche', yet it's a time-proven technique'. When you are being drained emotionally, I believe it's from a sense of being out of control in a situation. The Bible teaches that..."a soft answer turns away wrath". When the individual(s) you are in conflict with don't respond to that tactic and want to argue, for the sake of argueing, trying to be right, then walking away is an acceptable alternative. It takes two people to make an argument. Compromise can be impossible when heated emotions override logic and reason. It's better to put differences aside for a time, go to neutral corners and take quiet time to consider a solution. I hope this helps in some way.

Answer 3

Cut the tie emotionally (or attempt to). Replace it with con- structive ways to take your mind off of your troubles. Get a new hobby or listen to uplifting music. DON'T ALLOW YOUR JOY TO BE STOLEN BY THIS PERSON!!! Pray, chant, meditate, whatever you have to do.

Answer 4

I don't know exactly what is going on, but you can:

1. Tell them in private how that bothers you, and whatever it is to stop dwelling on it.

2. Make yourself unavailable for a while and get your own head together.

3. Cut'em loose.

Answer 5

They're dragging you down - cut them out of your life! If this is totally impossible just distance yourself.

Life is a once only offer - don't let it pass you by and leave you with regrets.

Good luck. x

Answer 6

keep your distance, mentally, emotionally and physically and start a life without that someone on the "agenda" :)

Answer 7

Leave their A** alone. You ever heard of loving someone from a DISTANCE? That's what you need to do and QUICKLY, don't let it get out of hand.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

i agree with gypsyveg... distance is the answer... but if it acn't physical then emotional... yet i always keep a thin line, so that a come back is possible... i never cut anyone off completely before...! lol

Answer 10

Surround yourself with people who bring you up...re-evaluate your priorities and put yourself first, and then do what's best for you....GO AND LIVE THE LIFE YOU DESERVE! Good luck!