{"id":63927,"date":"2019-02-17T23:04:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T23:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/magazine\/?p=63927"},"modified":"2023-06-03T01:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T01:24:06","slug":"are-ambivalent-friendships-harmful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/are-ambivalent-friendships-harmful\/","title":{"rendered":"ARE AMBIVALENT FRIENDSHIPS HARMFUL?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays we are all in search of connection. And we know this can be hard. So it is easy for us to settle with the &#8220;friends&#8221; that we already have. The ones that we have had since childhood, or college. Less work than trying to make new friends in your late 20s and throughout your 30&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>But what if this is not healthy? Keeping friends along just because is never a good idea. We as people evolve and so do our friendships. Keeping these lackluster connections in your life can work against us.\u00a0Emotionally, this type of relationship puts a strain on our psyches. We&#8217;re spending considerable head space, time, and energy on these people who don&#8217;t quite come through the way they say they will and who don&#8217;t always bring us real joy. It requires more emotional and mental resources to deal with the inconsistency inherent in these mixed-bag relationships, and some studies have found them to be detrimental to your\u00a0health and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/abs\/10.5465\/3069350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">productivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/ambivalent-relationships-drain-you-as-much-as-toxic-ones?otm_medium=onespot&amp;otm_source=inbox&amp;otm_campaign=Daily+Mailer&amp;otm_content=daily_20190206&amp;otm_click_id=f864578854ad7d4f03e1c45468538de9&amp;os_ehash=017702d027ca1325dbc6cc5ac1552fb58fa75ff5\">ambivalent friendships here on Mind Body Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meet new friends at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2984010188291498\/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22[]%5C%22%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\">CBD Cookie Party here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out official recap\u00a0photos from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1654181098129932\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=2285868648294504\">HIIT It Before You Hit event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays we are all in search of connection. And we know this can be hard. So it is easy for us to settle with the &#8220;friends&#8221; that we already have. The ones that we have had since childhood, or college. 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