Friends should provide support, relieve loneliness, and create a sense of happiness.

However,
friends are not always able to provide something positive.

The honorable judges, teachers and all my friends. Ladies and gentlemen let me introduce
myself first, my name is Nurus Sakinah and I'm from JHS 5 Bsk. Well, on this good occasion, I
would like to share a speech about "Toxic Friendship".

Toxic friendship is a friendship that makes someone feel unsupported, always blamed or even
attacked and all other bad things. This can damage many things, including self-esteem.

So, it is important to know the characteristics of toxic friendship.

If you already know the signs, it will be easier to avoid them too. The characteristics of toxic
friendship include:

1. All Just About Her

If you have a friend who only hides herself and her problems, that's a toxic friendship. If she
needs something, then she starts contacting to get what she wants.

2. Never Appreciate

Mutual respect is the foundation needed to have a healthy relationship. Sometimes, some
people consider closeness to ignore existing boundaries.

3. There's Always Drama

An example of toxic friendship that often occurs is that there is always drama when hidden.
Chaos is always there because of trivial things that are not according to his will.

If you have the characteristics of a friend as mentioned before, you might experience some of
these trips:

1. Draining Emotions Until You Feel Depressed and Anxious

According from Jean Hailes, Gillian Needleman, a Clinical Psychologist in Australia, revealed
that the impact of having a toxic friend will give you feelings of depression or anxiety. You will
always feel unable to do something and never feel good enough.

2. Pessimistic about all things

Normally, friends will congratulate when they get good news. However, in toxic friendships, this
good news can be turned into something bad so that feelings are not worth feeling.
3. Being Unproductive

Because you are filled with constant pessimism, you also become unproductive and lose your
enthusiasm to do something.

You already know the characteristics, you already know the impact, and you are well aware that
you are in a toxic friendship environment.

If that's the case, there are 2 options you can do, which is to talk to a friend if the attitude is
unpleasant. Maybe, friendship can still be saved. Another option is to end the friendship.

Here are some ways to get out of toxic friendship that you can do:

1. Enjoying Alone Time

Allow plenty of time to enjoy alone. Try to distance yourself from the circle of friends and live
without these toxic friends.

2. Set Boundaries

Explain to him if he has done things that go too far. Instill in your friend, which you no longer
want to accept bad behavior.

3. Try Moving Away and Dodging

It's impossible for someone to change quickly, but if there really isn't any sign of change at all,
the best way to get out of toxic friendship is to stay away and avoid that toxic friend.

Hopefully this explanation can help you sort out which friends are good and which are not, huh! You
only live once, so don't waste your time on people who don't value you.

You are a good person. So you deserve a good friend too!

That’s all from me. Thank you very much!