How Do You End A Toxic Friendship?
Friendships can go wrong from the beginning, or can eventually cause you frustration and discomfort. When you feel you cannot trust someone or they are harming you emotionally, it may be time to end that friendship. Follow these steps to determine if your friendship is toxic. Identify the person who you believe to be potentially toxic. Make sure they truly are causing you constant emotional harm and it’s not a temporary set back that has him upset and not acting like himself. Figure out what type of toxic friend this person is so you can determine the best way to end things. A promise breaker constantly disappoints you with what she says she’ll do and doesn’t, while a double-crosser can betray you outright by spreading rumors or some other type of emotional injury to you. A self-absorbed friend makes you feel bad about yourself sometimes by thoughtlessly worrying only himself and the fault finder can harm your self esteem by being overly critical of you. Then there’s the competitor who