4 Ways To Break Up With Toxic Friends

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JAKARTA - Do you feel that friendships that are established often hurt you and add problems? If that's the case, then you are in a toxic friendship.

For your own good, you must be able to take action to cut ties with these toxic friends. Here are some ways that can be done, as reported by Webmd.

If you feel the friend won't always be bad and don't realize that what they do hurts, you can be open with them first before deciding to end the relationship.

However, try not to think about their actions, but focus on how you feel. This will help you to maintain focus on all their toxic behavior that threatens your own friendship and feelings.

Give yourself time to see how your life changes without those toxic friends around. This is the first step you can take to deal with separation, especially if you've tried to talk about it before but it didn't work.

Avoiding someone you love is not an easy thing. Blocking feelings will arise, but they must be done because they are important to your calm of mind.

Accept whatever feelings of sadness and loss come when choosing to end relationships with toxic friends. Let yourself experience these emotions so that you can forget them slowly.

Feelings of loneliness will also arise when breaking up with a friend who often spends time with you. It's best to just take some time to pass for your process of recovering and returning to normal.

Stay firm in your stance to end the relationship for your own good. Don't let anyone force you back into a bad situation that has been left behind.