Imagine either overeating or eating something that got you very sick. Then you have food intoxication and your body needs a couple days to recover from all that. Your body needs liquid diet and soft solids.
In a toxic relationship your mind and self-esteem or even self-worthy has been sucked in for too long, maybe even years. Once you get out of it, you can't jump into dating immediately. You'll be dealing with the aftermath (might even have nightmares about it) and a recovery period. Some people recover faster than others but it doesn't take away the fact that you've been intoxicated by that toxic person.
