Friendships are one of life's greatest treasures—or, the good ones are, at least. But in the case of toxic friends, these relationships can end up doing more harm than good. Here's how to spot toxic friends in your life and how to handle them.
Last but not least, a toxic friend will not truly see you for who you are, and even if they do understand you, they don't accept you. This may look like outright degradation or diminishment, but it can also look like constantly trying to fix you. As Neo previously wrote for mbg,"One of the most mortifying situations is when someone well-intentioned gathers others to shame you for a flaw, thinking this will whip you into action.
As Neo previously wrote for mbg,"We're fundamentally copycats—we learn behaviors by modeling others, and sometimes we have the wrong role models. At other times, we run into a bad spate in life, get jaded, and see the world through a pessimistic lens. And so our toxic behaviors grow.
"If we grew up in a household where we saw unhealthy relationships, or around our friend group or in our community we saw unhealthy relationships as models, it's easier to think that it's normal, acceptable, or just the way things are," relationship coach , previously told mbg, adding,"It can also come from having lower self-esteem or a lower sense of self-worth and not understanding what a healthy relationship looks like."Toxic friends can impact us in a variety of ways, namely making us feel less than, lonely, and even betrayed. As Nuñez tells mbg, simply being around a toxic friend can leave you feeling emotionally drained, and over time, this may impact your sense of self-worth and/or self-esteem.
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