Mr. Hemschemeier, I read that you have been in a toxic relationship yourself. Yes, even two or three times in my life. Once when I was a student and then again later.

How did you realize the relationship was toxic? I got worse and worse. And I just felt that the relationship was no longer good for me. At the same time, it was incredibly difficult to break away from the person.

Was there a key moment when you knew you had to change something? No, it started slowly. I couldn't sleep well anymore, often lay awake at night and thought a lot about the relationship. It was getting harder and harder for me to work. At some point it became clear that things couldn't go on like this.

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