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Best Friend Betrayal _ I could write a book on this!

Betrayed by a best friend? Betrayed a best friend? Either way it sucks! How do you move on from it and can you? - the tips below aren't mine, they are from therapist Leanna Stockard and whether your 13 or 30 losing a friend hurts

Take some time to reflect - When your bestie does you wrong, the first step is to take time to think about what happened, why it happened and how you feel about it.

Reach out to a confidant - Having someone you can talk to who can offer support, comfort and help you process your thoughts can be helpful and if it’s someone unrelated to the situation, even better.

Therapy is always an option - If you’re really struggling to move forward, therapy could be helpful. Broken trust in a friendship is not a small thing to deal with and with a therapist, you can talk openly without being judged.

Communication may resolve things - Once you’ve put your feelings into perspective, you can decide how you want to proceed with your friend. If this is the first time this has happened, telling your bestie that you felt betrayed by them. There may have been a misunderstanding you can clear up and talking can help you work toward forgiveness.

It may be time to cut ties - Deciding whether to repair a friendship or end it isn’t easy and it’s normal to question whether you’re making the right decision and to experience feelings of denial or grief. If you decide to cut ties, meeting up to tell your former friend that the trust is broken and you’re ending the friendship.

Let it fade out - If you’re not interested in remaining friends, but don’t want to talk to them about it, you can just kind of ghost them by not responding to messages or contacting them. It may not be ideal, but if you want to avoid confrontation, they’ll get the idea when they can’t get in touch with you.

Move forward - It’s not easy to trust others after a friend betrays you, but try to remember that not all friends will treat you that way. “Take your time healing from your loss, even if it’s a loss that you initiated,”

Learn from the experience, respect the friendship that was, don't talk down on the friendship and just be happy. People grow apart and accepting that, is ok.


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