5 Signs You Feel Emotionally Unsafe

Do you feel emotionally unsafe whenever you’re around certain people in your life? Just as a home, workplace, or school should be physically safe and free from hazards, so should the close relationships in your life be safe and free from potential emotional damage.

Paying attention to these signs is important because you may sooner be able to find or create a safer, healthier and happier space for you and your mental health.

Here are a few signs you feel emotionally unsafe.

Is someone making you feel unsafe? We also made a video on the signs you're dealing with an emotionally unsafe person:    • 5 Signs You’re Dealing With an Unsafe...  

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HELP LINE:
National Child Abuse Hotline (US and Canada): 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453)
National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233)
TTY: 800-787-3224
Video Phone for Deaf Callers: 206-518-9361
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255)
TTY: 800-799-4TTY (800-799-4889)
Crisis Text Line: Text HELLO to 741741 (US and Canada) or 85258 (UK)
National Runaway Switchboard: 800-RUNAWAY (800-786-2929)

References:
Chang, J. (2022, April 18). What is emotional safety, and how do you increase it in your relationships? ReGain. Retrieved from www.regain.us/advice/general/what-is-emotional-safety-and-how-do-you-increase-it-in-your-relationships/
Heitler, S. (2017, October 25). Home is where you feel safe. how emotionally safe is yours? Psychology Today. Retrieved from www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/resolution-not-conflict/201710/home-is-where-you-feel-safe-how-emotionally-safe-is-yours
Matejko, S. (2021, July 26). How to create emotional safety in a relationship: 7 tips. Psych Central. Retrieved from psychcentral.com/blog/how-do-you-create-emotional-safety-in-your-relationships
Zarrabi, R. (2022, March 8). 14 signs of an unhealthy relationship. Psychology Today. Retrieved from www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/mindful-dating/202203/14-signs-unhealthy-relationship