Title: How would you define a healthy friendship? | University Health Services
Headings: How would you define a healthy friendship?
How would you define a healthy friendship?
How would you define a healthy friendship?
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Content: Of course, you need to make sure you’re just as supportive and committed to the friendship as well! What do you do if one of your friends does something that jeopardizes the friendship and makes you think it might be unhealthy? The important factors are how frequently these kind of warning signs occur, and how the friend reacts. If unhealthy actions (like sharing confidential information, saying negative things about you, getting too possessive, not being supportive of non-harmful interests you have, pressuring you to change, and many other forms of physical,mental, and emotional violence) are a recurring pattern, you would be better off distancing yourself from this person. If the the friend seems genuinely regretful and is actively trying to change their behavior, you may want to give them another chance, but you’re not obligated to do so. Trust your intuition on this and don’t make a decision that leaves you feeling uncomfortable. The thing with any kind of relationship is that you have to work at it; you never just reach the status of “healthy friendship” and then get to stop putting in effort, so don’t ever take your friendships for granted or let your friends take you for granted! I hope this helps! Good luck!