Toxic Friends

Different kinds of friends exist. At certain point in time, we gravitate towards a certain group of people. However, as we grow, we tend to change to another group of friends. Basically, they are divided into 2 main groups Toxic and Tonic.

For this part, let's talk about toxic friends.
What are toxic friends?
One question to ask yourself after you spend time with a friend who may be toxic is, "How do I feel after I am done hanging out with my friend?" If your answer is exhausted, relieved, frustrated, and depressed then you may have a toxic friend. Life is too short to surround yourself with people that don't add to your life in a positive way.
Life is already stressful enough, so why keep toxic friends who add even more stress to your life. Toxic friends are those people in your life who always have drama in their lives and either get you involved or constantly need to talk about their lives and not yours. This is a very one-sided relationship.


What types of toxic friends are there?
10 types and they are:

1. The Phony: Always pretending to be something she's not

2. The User: Uses you for her own purposes or goals

3. The Betrayer: Double-crosses you and stabs you in the back  

4. The Cheater: Steals or messes around with your romantic partner 

5. The Exposer: Discloses  your confidences, tells your personal business

6. The Abuser: Abuses you verbally, physcially, sexually, emotionally 

7. The Self-Centered: Concerned with her own wants and needs not yours

    

8. The Criticizer: Extremely critical and finds fault in everything you do  

  

9. The Regulator: Needs to control you and the friendship

10. The One Upper: Always trying to be one up on you 

How to get rid of them?
One is to say NO to them. If they ask why and want an explanation, just remember this-you don't have to explain yourself to anyone. No means no. I just can't means; I just can't. They will eventually get the point.
Stop worrying what your toxic friend might think about you. If they don't respect you, they are not worth worrying about
.Drift away and ignore them. This is the most painless way of doing things.

After doing several times, you will find doing it much easier.



Read more: How to Remove Toxic Friends from Your Life | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4862587_remove-toxic-friends-life.html#ixzz1EOat0twq