<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Toxicity is often a relationship pattern rather... > Toxicity is often a relationship pattern rather than a permanent identity. One person may provoke, another may appease, a third may rescue, and the loop keeps teaching every participant what role will be rewarded. Change the reinforcement and the pattern can no longer reproduce itself in the same way. **Source:** [[livestreams/Leaving Toxic Dynamics Without Losing Compassion - Workbook|Leaving Toxic Dynamics Without Losing Compassion]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Toxicity is often a relationship pattern rather than a permanent identity. One person may provoke, another may appease, a third may rescue, and the loop keeps teaching every participant what role will be rewarded. Change the reinforcement and the pattern can no longer reproduce itself in the same way.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-toxicity-often-relationship-itself-same-way ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->