The document discusses different types of toxic friends and provides advice on maintaining healthy friendships. It identifies 10 types of problematic friends, such as the critic, self-absorbed person, risk-taker, competitor, and downer. The document advises setting boundaries with toxic friends, avoiding judgment, and showing them love. It also suggests making sure one does not become a toxic friend by keeping self-reflection, accepting imperfections, and admitting and apologizing for mistakes. The overall message is on the importance of surrounding oneself with genuinely good friends.

2. Bong’s Paradoxes of Friendship Today
•The more tools we have to make friends, the less
meaning we put to friendship

3. What is the greatest, undisputed ,
surest and fastest breaker and
destroyer of friendship?
I N S E C U R I T Y
lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt

4. The Original,
branded,
authentic,
sealed-by-heaven
ESSENCE
of
Friendship
is
LOVE

5. #RealTalk:
A Friend is an extension of
ONESELF.

6. Looking back...
Friendship is
for good
people only

8. "Keeping toxic people around could take
away time and energy from positive
friends, damage your self-esteem or put
you in harm's way," says Jan Yager, Ph.D., sociologist and author
of When Friendship Hurts.

9. •You know these people: They're always critical
of everything you do and say, which can be
contagious. If this friend has redeeming traits,
ignore the overly critical comments or make a
joke by saying something like, "Let's see if you
can last an hour without saying anything
negative."

10. 2. The Therapist.
•Too much advice is never good, especially
from a supposed friend.

11. 3. The Self-Absorbed
•Everyone is self-absorbed to some extent, but
when a person is always focused on her/himself
and never lets you share anything about yourself,
there is something wrong.
• Because she may not be aware she's doing this,
let your friend know.

12. 4. The Risk Taker.
•Some of our friends like adventures,
in a not good way like breaking
school rules, annoying your Teacher,
lying etc.

13. 5. The Competitor.
•Some competition can be healthy -- if your
friend's goals or achievements serve as
motivation for you -- but if the Competitor wants
what you have, acts in an unfriendly way and will
do anything not only to get what you have but
take it away, this could cost you

14. 6. The Bloodsucker.•This friend is overly dependent on you for
emotional support or information. True, it can be
flattering to be needed, and of course, the
Bloodsucker may be there for you when other
friends are too busy for you. But this energy
vampire can be draining, which is why you
should consider if this friend is worth keeping.

15. 7. The Abuser.
•Don't tolerate anybody who verbally, physically
or sexually abuses you. Of course, in some
situations, it can be tough to figure out what
constitutes abuse. Keep in mind, if someone is
vicious and malicious in their comments and
treatment of you, you're being verbally abused.

16. 8. The Double-Crosser.
•From spreading lies about you to
going after your circle of Friends, the
Double-Crosser's actions are the
exact opposite of a friend's.

17. 9. The Controller.
•Being a Controller is part of this person's
personality, which means it's a harder trait to
break. But it can be frustrating for you to be
dominated so much. Maybe the Controller has
to pick out everything you do as friends and
gives an opinion on everything you do or want
to do without being asked.

18. 10. The Downer.
•Your pessimistic friends.
• Wala nang nakitang
maganda sa mundo.

19. What to Do With Them?
• Continue to be friend with them BUT with DISTANCE.
• Make them aware of their behaviors, if you can’t, don’t
talk about it to almost everyone you know.
• Avoid making judgment, they need a person like you
who understands them.
• They are hurting people and their medicine is LOVE from
a true friend like you.

20. How To Make Sure You Will NOT End Up One of Those
•Make yourself whole.
•Always find time to reflect.
• Accept that your not perfect. You will make
mistakes and be already to admit it and
apologize and give your best not to do it
again.

21. Activity: Friendship Message
In each piece of paper write
the following message and
later give it t the person fits
to the message.

22. #1. I am grateful for
having a friend like you.

23. #2. Can we be friends
again? I’m sorry...

24. #3. I’m sorry for being a
___________ in your
life.

25. #4. I want you to be my
friend forever.