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There's nothing wrong with pushing toxic people out of your life
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I think it was the right choice to cut this negative person out of your life. I had a negative friend who started out as nice and we would be playfully mean to each other (call each other mean things as a joke, all in good fun) but as time went on she started to not sound like she was joking anymore, and she didn't take me seriously when I asked her to stop. It ended in a sortof fight and I called her out, but since I cut her out I've been looking back and seeing all the negative things shes done that I thought nothing of at the time. It hurts to realize someone you thought was a great friend really is a nasty person, and it's hard to let go sometimes, even if the person is mean.
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If you feel like they’re not good for you and you aren’t interested in having a relationship with them , then that’s the right call ! You aren’t under any obligation to be friends with someone just because you have a past with them. If your values don’t align with their character , you have to put yourself before them and end the friendship. And as time goes on and you realize it passed without them and you’re fine , it’s a very rewarding feeling. You’ll be good
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Then I definitely wouldn’t give them an explanation. Especially since it’s been 3 months since then , and if they’re draining then they may start problems if you offer one. Since you haven’t said anything they can’t start with you
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I just feel terrible for not giving an explanation, as this person is friends with my other friends
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That doesn’t at all make you a terrible person. I mean you could definitely give them one , but how long have you gone without talking to them ?
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Last time I actually spoke to them was about 3 months, I haven't been keeping in touch with them speciffically, I have with my other friends though and they know this as well. But this person is very demanding and attention seeking and I saw that as very draining for me
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- 22w
kind of a longer post. putting a trigger warning just incase but nothing really insanely triggering is mentioned. currently trying to slowly pull away from a toxic friendship. i’ve been friends with someone for almost 4 years and since i met her i’ve felt like i have been living a lie. to make a long story short, i’ve been feeling sort of like a doormat being walked on in this friendship. it’s hard for me to speak up for myself and with someone like her whose super outspoken about her own opinions and interests etc it’s hard for me to speak up and not just agree and move on. this has boiled into me just not being myself at all. i know to those who don’t experience this it’ll sound ridiculous. like just be honest and be yourself but it’s just sadly way more complicated then that. she’s also caused me to have extreme stress and anxiety and even panic attacks because of her behaviors when there’s conflict. to the point where whenever i explain the full situation i get the same response from everyone which is “why are you still friends with her”. pulling away from this friendship isn’t gonna be easy and i don’t really no how to do it. when asking my mom she’s telling me to flat out block her everywhere and that her actions are inexcusable. my therapist asked me if i’m getting anything from this friendship and when i hesitated to think of anything she said “i think you know your answer”. my entire family and friends and therapist are encouraging me to leave her and never look back. but i am mortified not only because of my OCD but because i know what she does when faced with conflicts. i’m mortified thinking of everything i’ve ever said to her wether it was right or wrong or if i ever confessed to past compulsions, talking about traumas and stuff. thinking about if i’ve ever mentioned anything about anything which i know I haven’t like i would never forget it if i did but now i’m worried since i’m trying to no longer be friends with her. i’m having a lot of false memories pop into my head and it’s been making this process a whole lot harder. stressing about even posting this, plus worried about my thoughts and emotions making my OCD worse and making me fear this whole situation even more. does anyone have any suggestions on how to ease these anxieties??? or advice specifically on ending long term friendships???
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- 21w
I have this old friend I became friends with online at like 15-16 years old and they are a bit younger than me. I’m 18 and having a younger friend just triggers the pocd I have and I kind of don’t want to be friends with him anymore unless he’s 17. I don’t know if I should talk to him about this because I don’t want to ghost him as a friend cause I been through that shit. I don’t know what to do. We been friends for a long time.
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- 9w
I stopped being friends with somebody years ago and still get magical thinking OCD about them (it was over something, not losing contact because we grew up). We were friends for many years, since high school, althought at times even my relatives noticed I was mentally drained every time we met. Like the kind of person that you wish the best for them, but you don't connect anymore and they take all your energy. I see it as toxic, to be honest. How do I erase this person and all my memories of them out of my brain? I get so much anxiety about this
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