I recently left a very toxic relationship of 2 years. When I met my boyfriend he came across as very calm and ready with himself kinda guy. That was what attracted me. As time went by I started to see signs of insecurity with him intending to suppress me with silence. He did not respond to my messages until hours later, when we had arguments he shut down all communication and went for a walk for hours. Eventually I was the one who apologised who ever hurt who and I tried to make everything ok again. This of course took a toll on my self confidence and my energy levels hit rock bottom. What I would also would like to mention is that Im a very strong and confident woman who can manage life by myself, meaning Im not in “need” of a man but instead I would like to share my time and life with someone. However as this relationship progressed it diminished and broke me down. In the end I was not able to see this clearly and I wear only occupied and concerned with fixing us instead of me. The turning point came when he one weekend totally shut down all communication after a big argument and texted me saying he needed time to think. This was 10 hours after I tried to call and text him several times but by then I was a emotional wreck. That weekend I started to google, “Toxic relationships”, “Is he good for me?”, “men with problems to communicate” and so on.. I read for hours and all of a sudden I realised.. I NEED TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY of what happening in my life. I let him treat me bad, I let him suppress me. I was responsible for allowing him to treat me bad. I broke up the next day and I don’t think I need to ad how I feel now, but I will anyways. I feel blessed, grateful and strong again.  Leave him and do not contact him! Show him and rest of the world your true strength and inner beauty.  With love