The realization hits hard

You mean a relationship isn't supposed to cause me stress, low esteem, low self worth, question my reality, feel lonely and mentally and emotionally exhausted?

This is a two-part reaction meme. The top section features white text on a solid black background asking if relationships are not supposed to cause stress, low self-esteem, low self-worth, reality questioning, loneliness, and mental and emotional exhaustion. Below the text is a grayscale illustration of an anime girl with long dark bangs wearing a school uniform with a bow tie, who has a shocked, stunned, disbelieving expression with wide eyes, an open mouth, and visible sweat drops. The joke centers on the relatable experience of people who have only been in toxic relationships having a jarring realization that their past unhealthy relationship experiences are not normal.

This meme was sourced from the Reddit Meme subreddit via an RSS feed, with its original posted title being 'The realization hits hard'. It uses a widely circulated shocked anime girl reaction image paired with original text about toxic relationship experiences, which is a common meme format used to share relatable jokes about recognizing past unhealthy interpersonal dynamics.