Be okay with loosing friends and don’t feel bad about it
The amount of friendships I lost once I stopped negotiating my worth and boundaries is insane. These people also came together to talk trash about me and how hard I am to deal with and all of that stuff. But honestly it’s worth it. Even though there were moments of hurt and anger I would never go back to these friendships again, no matter what people think or say about me. Also them talking trash about me just proved my point to myself and it made me realise that some breakups are necessary for me to grow.
It also makes a lot of sense to loose friendships especially in your early and mid twenties since this is the time where we find ourselves and build our own core values and mindset. Staying around all the people you meet during Highschool and keep acting the same with each other often just indicates a lack of growth tbh. Some people are able to grow mentally and emotionally with their childhood/ teenage friends together which is an absolutely amazing thing but most of the time it does not work
My values changed so much from when I was 16-18 and I cannot stay around people who do not respect them or have formed their own. Same with personality and also character.
Once you hit your twenties, you will see many of your friends in a different light and feel different about them and that does not make you a bad person at all. It just means that you outgrown them and you are ready to walk a different path now and it is okay to let go.
Some will wish you well other don’t but in the end of the day none of it matters because it’s your life and you have to be able to love and trust the people you surround yourself with.
It’s also fine to leave friendships behind that you have been holding on for years. The past doesn’t matter if the present makes you unhappy.
Sorting out people who do not align with who you are and your goals is a part of life and also self care because your environment can either make or break you. So really listen to yourself and choose who you don’t want to be friends with anymore. You are allowed to leave relationships that do not serve you any good anymore behind. Especially when it feels like as if you have to deal with them, you shouldn’t have to deal with your friends. Friends are supposed to be a asset in your life and not a liability