7 Signs Your Friendship Has Become Toxic

Toxic friends and fake friends aren't there for you when you need a friend most. In a toxic friendship, you never feel support or compassion. This affects your sense of self and identity, causes low self-esteem, and even lead to feelings of depression and/or anxiety. Have you ever had a perfect friendship that turned sour? A lot of times, friendships change over time. Some grow stronger and evolve for the better. Some become toxic as they evolve. Think you have a friendship that’s become toxic but you're not sure about it. Want to know how to identify the signs your friendship has become toxic? We've got all that covered in this video!

Writer: Ria Parikh
Script Editor: Morgan Franz
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Grottimob
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

Courtney NJ (2019). “10 Signs You May Be in a Toxic Friendship”. The Oprah Magazine. 16 January 2019.

Heitler S and Livingston S (2016). “8 Signs of a Toxic Friendship”. Psychology Today. Resolution, Not Conflict. 25 March 2016.

Rudolph K (2019). “How To Spot A Seriously Toxic Friend (And Take Back Control Of Your Life)”. Thrive Global. Community. 19 November 2019.

[Psychgo]

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[notanartist]

You know a friendship isn't genuine when you have to be a different person just for you to feel accepted. 🍀

[treznopresto]

Sum:

1. You hesitate to share good news with them 0:41
2. You aren't comfortable around them 1:20
3. Being around them stresses you out 1:54
4. Your self-esteem is declining 2:21
5. You can't get a word in 2:52
6. You feel drained 3:24
7. You feel used 3:51

There you go

[QuietlyMagnetic]

Toxicity is insidious. It’s no good to physically distance yourself from someone in your life, if you’re just gonna let them live in your mind. You need to completely cut them out physically, emotionally and mentally.

[tls]

I literally just ended a toxic friendship and then I see this, wow-

[Ads_]

It's sad 2 realize tht the person who was our friend once, is now a toxic person and our friendship has become toxic.

[hi-xdyt]

It honestly feels nice to have the toxic people out of your life. Definitely a lot more stress free :D

[blairbaker]

They’re controlling and make you feel bad for creating boundaries

[missyureiii]

My friend and I got in an argument recently, and she told me she hesitates to share her successes to me, which confused me because I have always been her biggest supporter. She said that she was afraid to tell me since I wasn't doing anything with my life. I realized I was becoming toxic, so I laid off with going on and on about how my life sucks and am taking steps to realize my own dream.

[nicolekelly]

Being in a “toxic friendship” is so hard especially if it changes from healthy to toxic but you need to take care of yourself and stop the friendship and contact as hard as it may be it will be worth it in the end. There are so many genuine people out there in the world so don’t give up hope you will have your own group of friends one day who are happy for your successes and are supportive and healthy in general. Don’t label everyone the same just because you experienced on toxic friendship for the good is yet to come ✨💛

[Infinite]

Being alone is more predictable than being with the wrong friend. Choose being alone.

[userxenderxxender]

"When you feel used." idk if I'm overthinking but this hurts.

[tocachicken]

I really hope my friend group doesn’t see this:
Recently I haven’t been feeling uncomfortable in my own friend group. They’ve been getting into arguments with others and pulling mean pranks on others. They drag me into it, and I feel pressured to be a part of it. I know they aren’t, but I feel like they are trying to make me feel trapped. If they are, it’s certainly working. I’m don’t want to hang out with them. They sometimes laugh at me when I draw something bad or miss a note when I’m singing. They push and pull me around to suite their needs. I sometimes feel like I can’t be me when I’m around them. One day I’ll end it. One day I will say to them that I don’t wanna be under their control anymore.

[kxixxrt]

the worst part is that it hasn't 'turned' toxic. it's BEEN toxic from the beginning. 4 entire years and I'm oh so very done.

[wikiyea]

Friends who constantly plays the victim card or guilt trip you to get you to do what they want or make you feel bad for making a choice they dont agree with is toxic.

[whydoesitmatterhonestly]

Dislikes are done by toxic people 😂 because pysch2go is helping us finding toxic people.

[vernontaningco]

My long time childhood best friend is like this and I dont know why he became like this. But I guess people change and I just outgrown him I guess. Maybe it's for the better?

[vlmirei]

I actually had an amazing friendship when it first started but lately, I realized my friend changed; she'd always talk about herself and change the subject back to them when I tried to talk. Thanks to you and your incredible content it made me realize that I was getting hurt more then getting happy from the friendship. So, again, thanks a lot! <3 :)

edit: hey i found my comment somehow after 2-3 years and it feels weird to see how much things have changed. i still seem to miss what we had, not her though. pain is temporary, swag is forever, gaslight yourself or fall into an endless suffering. a great alternative is to have way too many things to feel shit about and fall asleep before being able to choose which act to feel sad about. then repeat.
o7

[signsofaprincess]

One sign possibly being that your friend literally said she wanted nothing to do with you for no reason and then wanted to be friends with you again with the same day. 🙃🙃

[crazypotato]

Yes i did had a friend like that, she impacted my life in a very negative way for a long time and still does to this day.
But I’m happy that she isn’t my friend any more 😄