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how do the people around you make you
feel are you truly happy in life right
now
having a loving and caring family
partner and friends
is important to keep you happy and
fulfilled in life
however like anything in life it's
impossible to have only the good things
without experiencing the bad things
and having bad and toxic friends has
always been a very common occurrence
toxic relationships can be very damaging
for your overall well-being
so it's very important to cut the toxic
relationships off
as soon as possible with this in mind
here are five types of people you should
stop being friends with
one the friend who always needs
something
does your friend only ever talk to you
when he or she needs something
this is a very telling sign that you
have a toxic relationship with that
person
don't get this wrong it's okay to need
things from your friends from time to
time
but a friend who is constantly asking
for things from you be it money
class notes or a ride without giving
anything back
is certainly someone who will not
contribute to your happiness
true friendships involve mutual interest
and not one person just taking from the
other
additionally people tend to change their
relationship priorities
at different times in their lives and
it's normal for your friends to have
less time for you
when they start working on a personal
project or when they find a partner
what's not okay is only looking for you
when they need something
and then giving you zero priority and
disappearing once they get what they
want
that only shows that rather than being
interested in you
they only see you as someone who they
can take from
so cutting these people out of your life
will allow you to spend more time
and effort on people who are actually
interested
two the friend who gaslights you have
you ever had a friend
who constantly blames you whenever
something bad happens in the
relationship
if the answer is yes you might need to
consider that your friend is gaslighting
you
gaslighting refers to the act of
manipulating a person to question their
thoughts
memories and things happening around
them make sure that you compare what
your friend is saying
with the way they act for example if
your friend says that they care for you
after blaming you but treats you very
badly chances are that they are only
saying that they care for you as a way
to gaslight you
3. the friend who never reaches out to
you
do you feel like you are the one doing
everything in a friendship to maintain
it
are you always the one who has to make
the plans to meet with your friend
a very common trait of a toxic
friendship is a one-sided investment of
time
and effort if and when they decide to
answer your texts
they also make you feel like they are
doing you a favor
if you can relate to that situation then
it might be a good idea
to find a way out of the relationship
being in a friendship where you have to
do everything
and then they make you feel like they're
doing you a favor can be very exhausting
and make you feel under-appreciated
four the friend who always talks about
themselves
keeping a balance in relationships can
be considered impossible
so accepting that some things will be
unfair in friendships is very common
however do you feel like your
conversations with your friend
always end up being about them even when
you talk to them about a problem that
you're having
they turn it around so that the
conversation ends up being about them
you might be looking for someone whom
you can vent your problems to
only to find yourself being the one
listening to your friend's problem
having this kind of friend can be
frustrating since you will feel like you
cannot rely on them or tell them
anything
while you always have to give them your
time and attention
5. the friend who always talks down on
you
do you feel like your friend constantly
says things to put you down or make you
feel inferior
if the answer is yes then the best you
can do is stop being friends with that
person
it's normal to feel like you are not in
a place that you wish to be
when one of your friends gets a
promotion or has achieved something you
have not
after all this feeling is one of the
main driving forces
for success however it's completely
different
if your friend is the one who comes to
you and brags about the promotion with
the intent of making you feel like you
are inferior
you are better off with no friends than
with friends who enjoy making you feel
inferior
constantly if any of the situations
addressed above
sound familiar to you then reevaluating
who you should truly consider a friend
and reorganizing your priorities is the
way to go
after all you wouldn't want to be
investing most of your time
and effort into nourishing a toxic
friendship that will only negatively
affect your overall well-being
we hope we were able to give you insight
into how some people
are just not your friends at all do any
of these describe your experience
how did you find out leave a comment
down below about your encounters with
them
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