8 Signs Your Best Friend Is Becoming Toxic

Do you have a toxic best friend? Have you ever had a toxic friend in your life? Toxic friendships are hard to escape, especially if you two have been through a lot together. Oftentimes, toxic friendships don’t start out that way; they start out happy, fun, and exciting, but turn dysfunctional over time. So, how do you know if your friendship is becoming toxic? Here are 8 warning signs you need to watch out for that your best friend is becoming toxic for you.

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Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Isadora Ho & Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Hinata Honda
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

[Psychgo]

Is your best friend becoming toxic? Comment below.

[socktoast]

The worst feeling is wanting to end the friendship but being afraid of hurting them. Even thought they hurt you all the time.

[Rose-ezvf]

Raise your hand if you’re ever super worried that your toxic 🙋‍♀️

[seriouspepe]

9. You’re afraid of them. You don’t feel like you really have a friend coming over. You more or less feel like a parent is coming to scold you. They always have something to say about you in a negative context regarding things from the past or your habits. You fear of what they may do if the friendship goes sour or falls through. Because you know what they are capable of. You dread when they are coming over, because you’re always afraid you did something wrong, or didnt do exactly what they said.

[ujdlh]

It’s sad because I want her to change but I don’t want to hurt her or fight… I’m tired of it and want to stop our friendship but i love her…it’s complicated

[sunnymxoon]

*”Fake friends are like shadows, they follow you in the sun but leave you in the dark.”*

[hutao]

1. They abuse your friendship
2. They start competing with you
3. They betray your trust
4. They intentionally hurt you
5. They bring out the worst in you
6. They make you feel insecure
7. You make excuses for them
8. You don't like being around them anymore

[elziion]

My ex best friend abused of me and my generosity so badly. I’m not perfect either, but dammit when someone always puts the blame on you and never apologizes… it drives anyone insane. Lots of this crazy stuff happened last year

[yamiyugi]

I honestly think the worst part is being like me, extremely clingy so it’s so hard to just let go and realize that I don’t have to be anyone’s doormat

[floofygod]

The worst part about friends hurting you?

You let them because you crave love.

[Dexobite]

I actually feel as though I was becoming the toxic one. Thank you so much for showing me what I was doing! I will be a better friend now :D

[giuliabelfiore]

My "best firend" unfriended me saying that I was a toxic friend because I didn't *always* check on him...
Well, while I was asking him how he felt, how did his exams go or just how he felt and if he wanted to hang out, he was too busy leaving me on read to answer me.
But apparently caring for him made me a toxic friend according to his girlfriend :)

[irisinundertale]

I've actually been drifting away from my entire friend group because they started talking down on others and tried to talk down on me about my choices, I used to think so highly of them and didn't expect them to act that way at all. I'm so glad my eyes were opened up before they could actually influence me into doing the same.

[sugarbun]

"A stranger may be you biggest fan,
A friend may be your biggest enemy"

[amanix]

It's like push and pull. One day they'll send you emotional messages about how much they appreciate you, and then the next day they'll bring you down with negativity, not even listening to what you say.

[christinelee]

I used to have a toxic friend. And even though I am better off without her, sometimes I still feel bad over how things worked out. However, I am thriving and she is still languishing in God knows what.
EDIT: I recently found out that my toxic friend was responsible for bullying a work colleague out of his job. I don't feel bad over how things worked out between us.

[supernova]

Neither your friend is 100% toxic nor you are completely good, it's just a mixture of both.

[gabybun]

POV: your here because you have a toxic friend who just did something horrible and u wanna learn how to let go of them

[ryleegacha]

Me: reads title
Me again: already knows she is
Me again: clicks anyway

[lalita]

I became the toxic "friend" When i was in middle school, i regret doing that because now I have no friends because of my social skills and anxiety