“Could Your Closest Friend Be Sabotaging Your Success? 8 Psychological Red Flags to Watch For!”
The people who truly uplift you won’t see your success as a threat. They’ll see it as something worth celebrating, no competition required.
8) You feel worse about yourself when you’re around them
At the end of the day, the biggest sign that someone isn’t a good influence is simple: you don’t like who you are when you’re with them.
Maybe you feel smaller, like your thoughts and feelings don’t matter as much. Maybe you feel more anxious, second-guessing everything you say and do.
Or maybe you just don’t feel good—like their presence leaves you questioning your worth, your abilities, or your direction in life.
