6 TellTale Signs That Its Time To Let Go Of Your BestFriend
Do you have a close companion? Genuine friendships bring joy, comfort, and a sense of security. Such friendships are rare and precious, and when we find them, we often hope they'll last a lifetime. These meaningful connections are among life's greatest joys, making their loss deeply painful. Parting ways with a best friend is heart-wrenching, but clinging to a friendship that's no longer healthy can be even more damaging. Do you think you might have toxic friends? Toxic friendships can be challenging to recognize, but this video aims to help you understand how to end them. Harmful friends can severely impact your mental health. Please share and like our videos if they have helped you out! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:29 Effort 0:53 Drained and Unhappy 1:19 Lack of Trust 1:40 Growing Apart 2:05 Reciprocity 2:24 Negativity References Bushman, B. B., & Holt-Lunstad, J. (2009). Understanding social relationship maintenance among friends: Why we don't end those frustrating friendships. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28(6), 749-778. De Clercq, D., Haq, I. U., Azeem, M. U., & Ahmad, H. N. (2019). The relationship between workplace incivility and helping behavior: roles of job dissatisfaction and political skill. The Journal of psychology, 153(5), 507-527. Griggs, A. C., Rickel, E. A., Lazzara, E. H., & Frederick Embry-Riddle, C. M. (2020, December). Face-to-face and online friendships: examining differences in trust and distrust based on modality. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 1333-1337). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. Lahad, K., & van Hooff, J. (2022). Is my best friend toxic? A textual analysis of online advice on difficult relationships. Families, Relationships and Societies, 1(aop), 1-16.
