Do you live for your friendships?

Some people live for it. Most of us can go without the pointless fights. Friendships don’t last forever. While connections change over the years, a true friend doesn’t take a strong bond for granted. Caroline Picard Health Editor Caroline is the Health Editor at GoodHousekeeping.com covering nutrition, fitness, wellness, and other lifestyle news.

What happens when you leave a friend feeling bad about yourself?

You feel bad about yourself when you’ve spent time with them Sometimes it’s difficult to analyse behaviour, but your emotions never lie. Friends should make you feel good, empowered and uplifted. If you leave them feeling like crap then you should probably re-evaluate the benefit you’re getting from the friendship.

Is it bad to leave a friend feeling like crap?

Sometimes it’s difficult to analyse behaviour, but your emotions never lie. Friends should make you feel good, empowered and uplifted. If you leave them feeling like crap then you should probably re-evaluate the benefit you’re getting from the friendship. Some people, unfortunately, just like to bring others down.

What does a healthy friendship really look like?

“A healthy friendship should feel like a safe space where you can be yourself, share your inner thoughts and feelings, not feel worried about judgment, and overall feel lifted up rather than put down,” says psychotherapist Lillyana Morales, LMHC.

Should we honor our history with an old friend?

Mistakenly, we are taught that the only way to honor our history with an old friend is to stay in an active relationship. We believe that to let a friendship go because it is no longer nourishing or enjoyable (and may even have become harmful) is to dishonor our history with that friend and eradicate the place that they occupied in our life.

How do you get to have a Forever friendship?

Sometimes the only way to get to have a forever friendship is to let it go in the form that it was and allow it to take on the form that it needs to be—all the while holding it steady in your heart. Copyright 2013 Nancy Colier.

Do friendships change over time?

Friendships change, and not always for the better. Sometimes we find that a friend with whom we have had a long and important relationship is no longer someone that we particularly like or enjoy being around.