5 Signs Of Time To End Unhealthy Friendship

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JAKARTA - The quality of friendship can have an impact on the welfare of life. Research shows that the quality of friendship can affect the level of stress, physical health, and how you cope with it. Good friendship can have a positive impact on welfare and health, and vice versa with poor quality of friendship.

If you are in a friendship that has been around for a long time, you may feel obliged to continue to maintain the relationship even if there is discomfort or inconsistency in it. What makes ending friendship more complicated is the absence of protocols to end friendship.

Unlike romantic relationships, breaking up friendships can be something you never imagined before, until it really happened. If you hesitate to end your friendship, consider the following five signs reported by Psychology Today, Tuesday, November 7.

It's natural that over time, your life may move in a different direction from a friend's life. Some friendship survives this change while others eventually separate. If you start to realize that your values are different and no longer have anything in common with friends, maybe it's time to reflect on the role of friendship in life.

It takes two people to maintain friendship. There needs to be mutual so that friendship can survive. Otherwise, friendship will begin to feel unbalanced and people who are mobilizing energy and efforts to maintain friendship will begin to feel annoyed over time.

If you often feel tired after spending time with friends, this is a sign you need to take the time to reflect on what really causes you to feel tired when you are near him.

If you reflect on the role of friendship in life and find it difficult to find a reason why to keep it. This is usually a sign that you feel disconnected from the friend or are only obliged to spend time with them.

When you start hiding something from friends for fear he will judge roughly, this is often a sign that the dynamics of friendship have changed and you no longer feel emotionally secure.

Friends who care about you may give them strong affection and express concerns about some of the decisions you make, but there is a difference between expressing concerns and being judging or embarrassing someone. If you often feel judged by friends and nothing changes even if you express your feelings, maybe it's time to consider whether this friendship can be maintained.