55 Spot-On Toxic Relationship Quotes For Your Own Self-Protection

Some people are better than others at spottingtoxic relationships.

And often, that insight comes at a price: they’ve had one themselves, or they know someone who has.

The toxic relationship quotes in this list come from people withhard-earned wisdom.

And if you read some wise words from these people, you’re less likely to stay in adestructive relationship.

Think of the following quotes as the words of a friend who loves you too much to keep silent.

What Is a Toxic Relationship?

In a healthy relationship, both partners treat each other with respect, empathy, and love.

Atoxic(例如,unhealthy) one is characterized by conflict, competition, and the need (for one or both of you) to control the other. It’s a personal hell for at least one of you. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to leave.

Look for the following signs of a toxic relationship:

  • Denial andgaslightingto undermine your self-confidence
  • Blaming youwhen you confront them for dishonest or hurtful behavior
  • Extreme jealousywhen they see you enjoying someone else’s company
  • Controlling behaviorthat includes stalking or monitoring your activity
  • Insisting on access to your money, your social media accounts, etc.
  • Increasing isolation from friends and family who don’t trust your partner
  • Ongoing disagreements and conflict between you

55 Spot-On Toxic Relationship Quotes

Spend some time reading and reflecting on the quotes here. And save a copy of those that seem written just for you.

1. “If it comes, let it come. If it goes, it’s ok, let it go. Let things come and go. Stay calm, don’t let anything disturb your peace, and carry on.” ― Germany Kent

toxic relationship quote by Mandy Hale
2. “Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate.” ― Mandy Hale

3.“Letting goof toxic people in your life is a big step in loving yourself.” – Hussein Nishah

4. “Don’t lettoxic peopleinfect you with the fear of giving and receiving one of the most powerful forces in this world… LOVE!”― Yvonne Pierre

5. “We teach people how to treat us.” – Dr. Phil

6. “You lift your spirits by moving away from what upsets you. If the stove is hot, you can’t ask how to touch it but be happy about it.” ― Queen Tourmaline

toxic relationship quote by Edmond Mbiaka
7. “When people pressure you to engage in negative decisions and actions, look at them boldly in the eyes and dare them to do good.” ― Edmond Mbiaka

8. “We don’t get to choose our family, but we can choose our friends. With courage, we canweed out narcissistic people. We can focus on those who do appreciate us, love us, and treat us with respect.” ― Dana Arcuri

9. “The best defence is to keep off the radar of negative people.”― Steven Redhead

10. “There’s folks you just don’t need. You’re better off without ‘em. Your life is just a little better because they ain’t in it.” ― William Gay

11. “If you walked away from a toxic, negative,abusive, one-sided, dead-end low vibrational relationship or friendship — you won.” ― Lalah Delia

12. “There are people who break you down by just being them. They need not do anything. Dissociate” ― Malebo Sephodi

toxic relationship quote by Christian Baloga
13. “Pay no attention totoxic words. What people say is often a reflection of themselves, not you.” ― Christian Baloga

14. “We all have those toxic people around us that make our lives miserable… The day we take them out from our lives, we will all become better people; including them…” ― Rodolfo Peon

toxic relationship quote by John Mark Green
15. “As you remove toxic people from your life, you free up space and emotional energy for positive, healthy relationships.” ― John Mark Green

16. “How you choose to feel today should not be dependent on others.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

17. “Let negative people live their negative lives with theirnegative minds.”― Moosa Rahat

18. “Weeding out the harmful influences should become the norm not the exception.” ― Carlos Wallace

19. “Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships.” ― Mandy Hale

20. “Don’t ever stop believing in your own transformation. It is still happening even on days you may not realize it or feel like it.” ― Lalah Delia

21. “It’s so nice when toxic people stop talking to you. It’s like the trash took itself out.” ― Nithin Karath

toxic relationship quote by Mahatma Gandhi
22. “I will not allow anyone to walk in my mind with dirty feet.” – Mahatma Gandhi

23. “It is really exhausting to live in a dictatorship of ‘Me’, which is basically a tyranny of others.” ― Stefan Molyneux

24. “Negative peoplecan only infect you with discouragements when they find you around… Just get lost and get saved!” ― Israelmore Ayivor

25. “Stack all the rocks you want, but if you don’t let go of the toxic people and behaviors in your life, nothing will change.” – Steve Maraboli

toxic relationship quote by Riza Prasetyaningsih
26. “Stay away from negative people. They drain your energy like vampires suck out human’s blood. Hell. They’re the real ‘dementors’.”― Riza Prasetyaningsih

27. “You better go alone, than with negative people!” – Israelmore Ayivor

28. “Unhappy people can be very dangerous, don’t forget that.” – S.E. Lynes

29. “Don’t confuse “familiar” with “acceptable”.Toxic relationshipscan fool you like that.” – Steve Maraboli

30. “An oppressive nature is like inclement weather, surrounding others and crushing them down with its infectious gloom.” – Stewart Stafford

31. “They like you more when you don’t challenge them. They prefer to have an upper hand over you.” – Mitta Xinindlu

32.“有毒的人don’t like it when others see through them, so they’ll do all they can to make everyone else look like a monster.” – Nitya Prakash

33. “Hanging around the small-minded eventually makes us small-minded. The plant only grows as big as the environment it’s in.” – Torron-Lee Dewar

34. “Some people are in such utter darkness that they will burn you just to see a light. Try not to take it personally.” ― Kamand Kojouri

35. “If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.” — Dalai Lama

36. “Don’t waste yourself inrejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson


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37. “Love yourself first,和其他所有属于线。”——露西尔Ball

38. “A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they’ve trusted take responsibility, and that is what’s toxic.” – Hannah Gadsby

39. “Firefalse friendsas early as possible. Do it before they dig out the dream seeds you’ve planted! The earlier, the better; the quicker, the safer!” ― Israelmore Ayivor

40. “Losing will not always amount to a loss, sometimes you have to lose those toxic relationships and bad habits to create a space for better things.” ― Gift Gugu Mona

41. “I think most people know when they’re in a toxic relationship – it requires an enormous amount of effort to keep it going, and you don’t get what you want from it.” – Joanna Coles

42.“这是一件事一个人如果拥有了behavior and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries, and continues to treat you in a harmful way, they need to go.” —Daniell Koepke

43. “Not all friends know they have lost you.” ― Joyce Rachelle

44. “If someone thinks you’re being dramatic or selfish, then they obviously haven’t walked a mile in your shoes. It’s not important for you to explain yourself. You get a pass here. Don’t let anyone else try to saddle you with guilt or shame. If you need your space, take it.” ― Sarah Newman

45. “Sometimes there are things in life that aren’t meant to stay. Sometimes change may not be what we want. Sometimes change is what we need.” —Don Bolena Jr.

46. “The people in your life will either help you shake hands with yourself or they’ll teach you what you don’t want. Everyone, eventually, does one or the other. All pain transforms to learning. All love transforms to self-awareness.” ― Vironika Tugaleva

47. “Cleanliness is a habit that keeps the body, mind, and environment neat, clean, and delightful and free from dirt and toxic things.” ― Amit Ray

48. “Because at some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.” —Sandi Lynn

49. “There is no in between, we all have to touch our own bottom.” ― Liz Thebart

50. “Like arsenic, toxic people will slowly kill you. They kill your positive spirit and play with your mind and emotions. The only cure is to let them go.” —Dennisse Lisseth

51. “Controllers, abusers, and manipulative peopledon’t question themselves. They don’t ask themselves if the problem is them. They always say the problem is someone else.” —Darlene Quimet

52.“Toxic relationshipsare like a good pasta that has been overcooked.” ― Asa Don Brown

53. “The best emotional relief is not venting our problems, that only fuels the pain. It is focusing on something else, taking control of our lives and staying away from people that keep reminding us about our problems.” ― Rodolfo Peon

54. “Yes, the people around us can be insensitive, narcissistic, toxic, and sometimes even abusive, but it is up to us to take that energy on or let it flow through us. No one is responsible for taking away our happiness but us.” ― Aletheia Luna

55. “You don’t have to live happily ever after with every single person in your life in order tolive happily ever after. Some unfortunate endings are necessary.” ― Joyce Rachelle

Did these quotes on toxic relationships resonate with you?

Now that you’ve had a chance to look through 55 quotes ontoxic relationships, which ones stood out for you?

If reading any of them has convinced you you’re in a toxic relationship, what could you do this week to break free of it? And whom can you trust for support?

No one should have to stay in a toxic relationship to have their financial needs met. Look into your options, and start laying the groundwork.

You’ve waited long enough.