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About Haibiskux

Either you've met the writer in person or stumbled across this hellsite on Tumblr, this is an online noticeboard of things. Think of it as a last seen piece of media for starting a conversation if we ever chance upon each other again.

Here's a brief description for the site name's inspiration.

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A person raised in love and another raised in survival, will never see the world the same way.

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“Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.”

— Bob Schieffer

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Is Your Relationship Emotionally Safe?

Not every unhealthy relationship is abusive. Not every conflict means your relationship is doomed. And not every difficult season means you should leave.

But emotional safety matters.

A relationship should feel like a place where you can be honest, vulnerable, imperfect, and human without constantly fearing punishment, humiliation, rejection, or emotional chaos. When emotional safety disappears, people often begin living in survival mode instead of connection.

So how do you know the difference between normal relationship struggles, toxic patterns, and emotional abuse?

What Is Emotional Safety?

Emotional safety means you feel emotionally secure with your partner. It doesn’t mean there is never conflict, disappointment, or frustration. Healthy couples argue sometimes. They misunderstand each other. They get triggered.

But emotionally safe relationships still contain:

Respect during conflict

Accountability

Empathy

Repair after arguments

Freedom to express feelings

Space for individuality

Emotional consistency

A willingness to grow

In emotionally safe relationships, both people feel like they can breathe.

You may not always agree, but you do not feel constantly afraid of your partner’s reactions, emotional explosions, withdrawal, manipulation, or criticism.

Toxic Patterns vs. Abusive Patterns

The word “toxic” gets thrown around constantly online, but there is a difference between unhealthy behaviors and abuse.

Toxic Patterns

Toxic patterns are unhealthy relational behaviors that damage connection but may still be repairable if both people are willing to work on them.

Examples include:

Poor communication

Passive aggression

Stonewalling

Chronic defensiveness

Jealousy

Emotional immaturity

Avoidance of conflict

Codependency

Frequent criticism

Lack of emotional regulation

These behaviors are harmful, but they are often rooted in unresolved wounds, fear, insecurity, trauma, stress, or learned relationship patterns from childhood.

Toxic does not automatically mean evil. Sometimes it means wounded people hurting each other without healthy tools.

Abusive Patterns

Abuse is different because it centers around power, control, intimidation, or domination.

Examples may include:

Isolation from friends or family

Threats

Intimidation

Gaslighting

Verbal degradation

Financial control

Monitoring your whereabouts or phone

Repeated humiliation

Fear-based control

Physical violence

Sexual coercion

Punishment for boundaries

Cycles of cruelty followed by love bombing

In abusive relationships, one partner often feels afraid to speak honestly because the emotional or physical consequences feel unsafe.

A key difference: Healthy conflict seeks resolution. Abuse seeks control.

Why Do Relationships Become Emotionally Unsafe?

Most unhealthy relationship behaviors do not appear out of nowhere.

People bring their histories into relationships.

Common underlying issues include:

Childhood trauma

Attachment wounds

Abandonment fears

Betrayal trauma

Addiction

Untreated mental health issues

Chronic stress

Poor emotional modeling growing up

Lack of communication skills

Shame

Fear of vulnerability

For example: Someone raised in a chaotic household may shut down emotionally during conflict because they learned conflict equals danger.

Someone abandoned repeatedly may become controlling or jealous out of fear of loss.

Someone with deep shame may become defensive, critical, or emotionally reactive because accountability feels unbearable.

None of this excuses harmful behavior. But understanding the root can help couples decide whether healing is possible.

When Should You Fight to Fix It?

Not every struggling relationship should end.

Some relationships are worth fighting for when:

Both people take accountability

There is genuine remorse

Both partners are willing to change behaviors

Communication improves over time

Safety can be rebuilt

Both people are invested in healing

There is effort outside therapy, not just inside sessions

Conflict does not involve fear or intimidation

Relationships can survive painful seasons. Many couples recover from betrayal, emotional distance, addiction recovery, communication failures, and years of unhealthy patterns when both people are committed to growth.

Healing requires humility from both sides.

You cannot heal a relationship if one person is doing all the emotional work while the other refuses responsibility.

When Is It Time to Leave?

Sometimes love is not enough.

You may need to seriously consider leaving when:

Abuse is present

You feel emotionally or physically unsafe

Your boundaries are consistently violated

Your partner refuses accountability

There is chronic manipulation or control

The relationship is damaging your mental health

You are constantly walking on eggshells

Your sense of self is disappearing

There is repeated betrayal with no meaningful change

Fear has replaced connection

Many people stay too long because they confuse potential with reality.

You cannot build a healthy relationship with who someone could become someday. You have to look honestly at who they are right now and whether they are actively choosing change.

A Healthy Relationship Is Not Perfect

Emotionally safe relationships are not conflict-free.

They are relationships where:

Repair happens after rupture

Both people can be human

Conflict does not become emotional warfare

Vulnerability is protected, not weaponized

Growth is possible

The goal is not perfection. The goal is safety, honesty, accountability, and connection.

If you are constantly anxious, afraid, silenced, emotionally depleted, or losing yourself trying to maintain peace, it may be time to honestly evaluate whether your relationship feels emotionally safe.

Because love should challenge you sometimes. But it should not destroy you.osing something healthier anyway.

By Katherine Boulware, LMFT

Source: Is Your Relationship Emotionally Safe?

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“If you want more joy, serve. If you want more money, solve problems. If you want more freedom, face your fears.”

— Unknown

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be the sort of person who buys flowers for no reason. who sings badly in the car. who stops to watch sunsets even when they’re running late. the world will try very hard to make you jaded. do not let it steal your wonder.

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If Allah brings you to it, He will bring you through it. There are moments in our lives where we go through the unexpected and find ourselves at our weakest, crying, ‘Why, Allah?’ It is natural to feel overwhelmed in difficulties. This is the time to realize that this is chosen by Allah for you. Even if the whole world together tried to help you, it couldn’t without the will of Allah, and even if the whole world tried to harm you, it couldn’t except by the will of Allah. Relying on Allah means placing our complete trust in His wisdom and letting go of our fears. To accept the decree is to accept the will of Allah, The One Who is Al-Wadud - The Most Loving, realizing that this situation is crafted for us by our Lord Who owns us. This trust transforms our perspective, allowing us to face life’s challenges with a heart full of hope. It reminds us that every hardship is paired with ease and that only Allah is our true Protector and our guide. 🤍