Help: What Should I Do If I’m Faced With A Toxic Friend?

To begin off, our toxic friends are likely our friends. By that, I mean we actually probably do care for them in one way or another. Sometimes, when we sense that our friends are getting pretty “toxic”, we try to help them see what they don’t see about themselves. We do so by talking it out with them, and try all ways to explain to them nicely about it. We might even resort to getting closer to them to be able to gain their trust in our opinions. So okay, it’s good we want to help them change to be less “toxic”, but we should not immerse ourselves into this unhealthy friendship for so long as we might get ourselves emotionally or mentally tired. In fact, we might unknowingly be manipulated by them into thinking that they’re not wrong and it would be a big mess if it ever escalated that far. While it is good to lend a helping hand by shedding light to let others see their flaws, know the limits to it as well. Put yourself first.