What does it mean to be in a roller coaster relationship?

One of the most common patterns of an unhealthy relationship is a feeling that you’re on an emotional roller coaster. I define the relationship roller-coaster as a relationship that has a few emotional highs full of connection, fulfillment, and intimacy followed by longer lows of disconnection, and then back up again.

How do you deal with emotional turmoil?

How can I better cope with emotional stress?

1. Take some time to relax: Take some time to care for yourself.
2. Practice mindfulness: Mindfulness is learning how to focus your attention and become more aware.
3. Distract your mind and focus on something else: Focus your mind on something other than what’s causing your stress.

Is your relationship an emotional rollercoaster?

When your relationship is an ‘emotional rollercoaster’, it tends to have lots of highs and lows – often in rapid succession. One day you’re arguing intensely, the next you’re feeling really happy and close.

Why do my emotions feel like a roller coaster ride?

Our emotions can feel like a roller coaster ride when we allow our thoughts and fantasies to get the better of us. When we think negative thoughts, these affect our emotions in powerful and negative ways.

Is your emotional life more like a roller coaster than a barometer?

When angry or hurt, these emotions can indicate that we need to try to change our circumstances in order to feel better. For some people, however, their emotional life tends to resemble more of a roller coaster than a barometer, with ups and downs that leave them feeling wiped out and drained.

Is your relationship with a narcissist a rollercoaster?

Ask anyone who is in a relationship with a narcissist, and they may describe it this way: a rollercoaster. They’re up, and they’re down—sometimes it’s gradual, and other times it’s overnight. It can be a bit of a trap while dealing with a narcissist because things will be good for a while, then bad, all the while you wondering what happened.