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If There Is A Toxic Person In Your Life, Get Rid Of Them, Today

You shouldn’t feel bad about yourself when you're with your friends.

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If There Is A Toxic Person In Your Life, Get Rid Of Them, Today
Grace Donovan

Something that bothers me, in today’s day and age, is when people especially my age bash their own friends. Personally I love my friends; they are my chosen people. I, of course, have gone through bad ones, but right now I have the most amazing people in my life. And I get that some people are not as fortunate as me to have such great friends, but I believe that if you don’t enjoy doing even the smallest thing with them, such as sitting in a car as they drive to pick something up for their mom, then there is an issue.

There is a reason why I referred to my friends as my chosen people, AKA the word "chosen." If there is a toxic person in your life, get rid of them, it’s as plain and simple as that. Because honestly, you will see how much love there is in this world if you are surrounding yourself with the right people.

You should feel good when you are with your friends; you shouldn’t feel bad about yourself. So it annoys me when people talk badly about their so-called "besties" behind their backs, because if they were with their real people, then they wouldn’t be doing so. So maybe instead of wasting time complaining about such bad people your “friends” are, use the time to find your actual group and I can confidently say you will be the happiest you've ever been.

You deserve to have a core group of people that have your back and know you like the back of their hand, so go out and find them. There are people out there, believe it or not, that care for your best interests and want you to strive to be your best. If your friends are not like this, then I hate to say it, but ditch them right now. And if you are reading this and see all the red flags in your group, your reason can be as simple as I'm doing this for myself. You basically are using the cliche "It's not you, it's me" line but just leaving out the part where they are not a good friend.

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