If These 50 Toxic Traits Remind You Of Your Friends, You Need To Mute, Block, And Delete

If These 50 Toxic Traits Remind You Of Your Friends, You Need To Mute, Block, And Delete

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By Thought Catalog
Ethan Hoover
Thought Catalog
By Thought Catalog
Ethan Hoover

48. She only came to me when she needed help, even going so far as bombarding me with calls knowing full well that I was at work and couldn’t pick up the phone. When she didn’t need my help, she almost never replied to my messages. Told me I was her best friend and when we hung out, she spent most of the time on the phone. Also, she kept going on about how unfair life was and how everyone was an asshole to her.

49. The constant put-downs/insults that are only “jokes.” Cut them off.

50. Asked for space in the mornings for a week so I can study; flipped out and acted like I was being unreasonable. Thought Catalog Logo Mark

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Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.