1-17-2025 3:17am

Friendships, exit if the clique doesn't fit

Anita Johnson Editor

By M.IJ

Los Angeles-on January 17, 2025, According to group experts, associating wih the wrong friends can be self incriminating.

Are you a leader or a follower? or part of the clique? Most of us love to be around our friends, But without realizing it we pick up their trends, like what they like, which puts us in the zone of having something in common. Do you practice what they preach?

Are you happy with the friendships you've developed with others ? Are you comfortable or is it time for an exit? Do you have friends you can trust! can you close your eyes around them and get a good night's rest or do you have to worry about having your toenails and entire foot polished or waking up with a polish sausage in your mouth or some other little sketchy deal your friends have conjured up? They may get a laugh out of this at some point, but how are you feeling?
I always thought this was behavior children practiced in elementary school, unfortunately adults can have the same frame of mind.

Have you entered into a friendship where there is a realm of manipulation, backstabbing, he said, she said, or gossip? Or are you hanging with the crowd because of loneliness or boredom?

Are you feeling uneasy?

Good friendships have no room for discomfort, if you're feeling like you're doing something wrong or feeling guilty, being bullied or pressured among your peers, is time to end the friendship. Peer pressure usually occurs when we are teenagers, However, this behavior was found in a behavioral study conducted by a renounced psychologist.

Have you been coached into participating in bad behavior?

If someone is getting hurt mentally, emotionally, or physically due to a prank, joke or an act of cruelty, it's time to move on.

Never lose the gift of self awareness?

Many people gather with others who have goals, interest in great things and are bound for success.

Building great friendships is as important as having a morals, standards and respect for others and yourself.

If old friendships are not working out trying new ones.

There is nothing wrong with enjoying new things and developing great new friendships, but let's not forget who you are as an individual. if the clique is not right for you or hanging with the crowd causesissues, or embarrassment it can be detrimental to ones character.

We ask this question again, are you a leader?

Leaders are positive and are successful due to their positivity. Socialize with people who have a positive message and inspire you to do great things, center yourself around good people who respect your right to choose a lifestyle that fits your personality, what you like, and desire, never be a carbon print of someone else, the clique you hang with may be a crowd of great Geniuses, who think alike, but also share differences, which make them their indivual selves. if you find yourself in a situation, that does not fit your lifestyle, and makes you uncomfortable, and you loose yourself in the likes of others, it may be time to seek other avenues that suit your personal goals, and desires.

Be a self-leader, never be committed to someone who is negative, whether it friendships, work relationships, cliques or intimate relationships, who says you have to join in, and be bound to a world of regrets.

You have the power to choose your destiny. Be a leader to greatness and greater things.

Written by Anita Johnson, Editor