need help with this one

What do you do when your best friend is extremely jealous of your life, lives in absolute denial about everything even down to the most petty of things, makes condescending remarks about everything you do, tries to make you feel guilty when you got a good thing going on, doesn't have shit all happening in their life and just sits on the couch all day smoking weed waiting for you to make any kind of mistake so they can cut you off and Call you out right on the spot to the point that it seems like their whole life is simply based on them waiting for you to slip up so they can correct you. What do you do when this is supposed to be your best friend but somewhere Along the line they decided that you were the cause of all their problems even though you've never seen them start and finish or accomplish anything in their entire life? Its a hard spot to be in when you've never wanted to treat them like that in return but behaving that way towards you is normal for them and they dont see it apparenty and have never admited to doing anything wrong. Ever. Are we friends or enemies? I'm confused

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geeknomad

May 21, 2015 at 12:58am

I think you've answered your own question quite thoroughly.

People and relationships change. Sounds like for the worse, in this case.

You can choose to stay around someone that toxic, but why would you? Will you be completely alone forever otherwise? Perhaps more friends will come, if you open a space for that in your life. Seems like that space is full of radioactive sludge at the moment.

There are 7.2+ billion people on this planet, over two million in and around Vancouver. Perhaps better (or less bad) options await.

Assuming you're not such a difficult person yourself, of course.

Hello?

May 21, 2015 at 7:00am

its call FRIEND(EMY). Some people have combination innate insecurities and petty competitiveness and cannot help themselves from making downer comments. So I have been known to call some of my friends a friendemy with a smile and that gives them a pause and hopefully get the message.

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I've been there... and I left

May 21, 2015 at 7:14am

Completely know what you're experiencing. My so-called "best friend" was extremely jealous of my new life as I exited the party scene as she remained drinking, drugging and jumping from relationship to relationship. She told me she would have never chosen my husband for herself, told me I was past my prime, tried to sabatoge my wedding, put down the choices that I made, and so on.

Because I felt that she was my "best friend", I felt very hurt and backstabbed because I thought we were close. It took a few years but I stopped seeing her. We don't even text anymore, because when we do, I get the same jealousy even via texts! So what I'm saying is, is that the person that you're talking about is NOT GOING TO CHANGE. Nothing you say or do will make them treat you better; it's beyond your control. And you know what? That is totally OK. You're going to be fine. You're going to meet some new people and they're going to be good friends to you who support you and have your back.

I now have friends who are stoked for the cool stuff that I do, who bring me a whole bunch of random stuff whenever we meet because they are so happy to finally meet up face to face, and who spend time to make me feel good (not ever bad).

I know it's complex because you feel this person is your "friend". They're not your friend. As the saying goes, with friends like these, who needs enemies?

It's time to divorce your "friend".

northislandgal

May 21, 2015 at 7:57am

move on and find friends that are happy for your success.

It sounds like....

May 21, 2015 at 8:41am

BPD.....sometimes it's temporary and sometimes it's just been there since childhood. Detach yourself. Set boundaries and don't open up too much. Don't leave yourself as a target. This person needs to face their own self and is just in denial.

EY

May 21, 2015 at 9:16am

Search your heart and guilty-mind thoroughly, and endeavor to improve any faults you may have that added to this relationship's poor state. And then, let go of this person for now. What you've described is not a friendship; it's a toxic relationship. You need to move on and let this person get on with their life, such as it is. Let go of the outcome of it and be at peace with it.

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What do you do?

May 21, 2015 at 10:12am

If it's really as you describe... you stop associating.

my best friend

May 21, 2015 at 10:41am

is this. then one day she dropped off the face of the earth and ghosted me. little did I know it was the best thing to have happened. not the best way of ending a friendship because I was left hanging going WTF for a long time. but worth it in the end. some people are just dicks with no empathy

I'm curious...

May 21, 2015 at 2:11pm

...how do you know they are jealous?

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Life it wayyyyy too short..

May 21, 2015 at 2:56pm

To live or deal with people like that. Time to move on, you'll be fine!!! :)

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