A good friendship should leave you feeling supported and understood—not exhausted. Toxic friends often mask jealousy or insecurity through sarcasm, subtle digs, or critical remarks disguised as ...

A new study shows that only a quarter of fire cleanup workers in Altadena wore gloves, a fifth wore a protective mask, and a ...

The "toxic" friend "makes everything about her all the time," the bride-to-be wrote on Reddit Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned ...

This is the premise of Netflix’s new sci-fi series The Eternaut. The production is based on the Eisner Award-winning graphic ...

Friends are great—until they’re not. Psychologists say they hear often about so-called toxic friendships, which veer away from the health benefits we’re accustomed to and instead take a ...

She was your best friend forever, your reliable sidekick, your discerning sounding board, and your confidante during your times of intimate heartbreak and confusion. And then, unexpectedly, she ...

A content creator has revealed the warning signs of a narcissistic friend, claiming it is just as “toxic” as dating a narcissist. TikToker @beyondthebruise, who uses her experience with ...

What Are Some Common Toxic Traits in a Friend? Common toxic traits run the gamut from in-your-face obvious to more subtly insidious. Here are some to watch out for. They’re inconsistent.

While no two toxic friendships (or relationships) are the same, one of the biggest commonalities is that you’ll feel emotional distress when interacting with, leaving, or even thinking about the ...

Plus, Goodman says, toxic positivity can isolate both the person giving it out and the person receiving it. If you feel as though a friend expects ... and as such may mask their emotional ...