I agree with both erajshabzad99 and Daniel. Another red flag for me is the way a person reacts when I'm telling them about my success and positive experiences. I believe in the phenomenon "rooting for each other" and if I don't see that from both sides, wether it's a relationship or a friendship it's just a huge red flag to me which indicates that the friendship/ relationship is not as pure as I might have thought it was.
erajshahzad99 has hit on the right points there: "anyone who makes you feel inferior, humiliates you, or dismisses you" that's exactly right. Unfortunately, sometimes these senak up on you. For people with already low self-esteem and who have previously been victimised, they don't often feel as if they deserve respect and so are willing to endure more of this than someone with a healthy ego.
Those wanting to victimise will find and hunt for those with self-esteem issues. As friends of people with issues of self-esteem, we have to make sure that we constantly remind that individual of their self-worth.
To me, a "red flag" is something to be aware of rather than something to avoid in most circumstances.
It's something I'll be on the lookout for in myself
for me it is anyone who makes you feel inferior, humiliates you, or dismisses you. It doesn't matter if it's from a boyfriend, a father, or a supervisor; emotional abuse is harmful to one's self-esteem. Get out of there; it's poisonous.
I agree with both erajshabzad99 and Daniel. Another red flag for me is the way a person reacts when I'm telling them about my success and positive experiences. I believe in the phenomenon "rooting for each other" and if I don't see that from both sides, wether it's a relationship or a friendship it's just a huge red flag to me which indicates that the friendship/ relationship is not as pure as I might have thought it was.
erajshahzad99 has hit on the right points there: "anyone who makes you feel inferior, humiliates you, or dismisses you" that's exactly right. Unfortunately, sometimes these senak up on you. For people with already low self-esteem and who have previously been victimised, they don't often feel as if they deserve respect and so are willing to endure more of this than someone with a healthy ego.
Those wanting to victimise will find and hunt for those with self-esteem issues. As friends of people with issues of self-esteem, we have to make sure that we constantly remind that individual of their self-worth.
To me, a "red flag" is something to be aware of rather than something to avoid in most circumstances.
It's something I'll be on the lookout for in myself
for me it is anyone who makes you feel inferior, humiliates you, or dismisses you. It doesn't matter if it's from a boyfriend, a father, or a supervisor; emotional abuse is harmful to one's self-esteem. Get out of there; it's poisonous.