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Toxic people try to control you.   Strange as it might sound, people who aren’t in control of their own lives tend to want to control yours. The toxic look for ways to control others, either through overt methods or subtle manipulation. Toxic people disregard your boundaries.  If you’re always telling someone to stop behaving a certain way and they only continue, that person is probably toxic. Respecting the boundaries of others comes naturally to well adjusted adults. The toxic person thrives on violating them. Toxic people take without giving.  Give and take is the lifeblood of true friendship. Sometimes you need a hand, and sometimes your friend does, but in the end it more or less evens out. Not with the toxic person — they’re often there to take what they can get from you, as long as you’re willing to give it. Toxic people are always “right.”  They’re going to find ways to be right even when they’re not. ...

It's painful when your best friend becomes your worst enemy. You feel betrayed and you struggle to understand how someone so close to you could drift so far away. Many times there are  hurtful recriminations  that you struggle to understand – and there may be some responsibility on your end as well. In many ways, losing a  close friend  is worse than a break up, because this is your person, your confidante, your bestie. However, there are ways you can cope when your  best friend  becomes your worst enemy. 1. TRY TO TALK IT OUT The first thing you need to do when your best friend becomes your  worst enemy  is to try and talk it out. It's best if you can do it when you feel the friendship starting to slide into  enemy territory , but if that's not possible, at least give it a try as soon as possible. You may need to wait until  certain wounds  scab over or until tempers cool a little, but if you want to salvage the fri...