Bad people feel threatened by your happiness. Instead of being happy, they minimize what you achieved or change the subject. They can say things like:
“It’s not that bad.”
“I know people who did so much more.”
Advice: If they make you feel like your triumphs are insignificant, it’s because they don’t want to see you shine.
3. They constantly criticize you, disguising criticism as “sincerity”
One thing is constructive criticism and quite another is criticism that hurts. They tell you they’re doing it “for your good,” but their comments only make you feel less.
Advice: Words that repeatedly hurt are not sincerity, they are passive aggression.
4. They isolate you from other people who do value you
In subtle ways, they make you distance yourself from your friends or loved ones. They fill you with doubts:
“Why do you talk to them so much?”
“I don’t know if that person suits you.”
Advice: Beware of who tries to be your “only link”. Healthy people don’t need you to isolate yourself to feel important.
5. They exhaust you emotionally
After every encounter or conversation, you feel drained, confused, sad, or angry… even if you can’t explain exactly why.
Advice: If your body and mind ask you to distance after being with someone, listen to them.
6. They make you doubt yourself
