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When A Toxic Partner Gives You These 12 Negative Feelings — Run

Don’t ignore these red flags.

James Michael Sama
10 min readSep 7, 2023

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There’s a subtle and vague feeling inside of you…a feeling of self-doubt. Uncertainty. Concern. A faint but consistent voice telling you that you’re with the wrong person…

But, you push it aside. You’re in love! At least, you think it’s love…

You’ve committed, invested, made promises to this person. You’ve posted photos together!

Nobody is perfect anyway, right? These are natural and normal challenges that you’re facing in your relationship. Everyone goes through them.

While sometimes these justifications can be based in reality, other times the truth is that, well, you’re just fooling yourself…and you know it, deep down.

Below, we’ll discuss some feelings that, if familiar, shouldn’t be ignored or minimized any longer. They are real signs that something is amiss in your relationship, and should be explored more deeply in order to uncover the source.

1: You’re losing confidence or trust in YOURSELF.

I’m starting off with this point because I’ve heard it recently from a wide variety of people, including private clients. They’ll tell me that they are, or were, starting to doubt…

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James Michael Sama
James Michael Sama

Written by James Michael Sama

I help you evolve into the ultimate version of yourself. Life & Executive Coach. Multi #1 writer. Trusted by: CNN, CNBC, NY Post, CBS, more. Say hi! @JamesMSama

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