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What do you do when your best friend leaves you for no reason?

Jessica George, MA, CHt
Certified Professional Master Life Coach
Jessica George is a Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Professional Master Life Coach, and Co-Founder of Evolve Therapy Coaching based in Glendale, California. With more than 20 years of experience, she specializes in hybrid therapy and coaching services, couples counseling, and clinical hypnotherapy. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree from The University of California, Santa Barbara and an MA in Counseling Psychology and Talk Therapy from Ryokan College. Jessica is trained in the Imago technique and the Gottman method for couples therapy. She also earned a Professional Life-Coach Certification from The Fowler Academy and an Infinite Possibilities Relationship Certification. She is a member of the International Board of Coaches and Practitioners (IBCP).

Jessica George, MA, CHt

Certified Professional Master Life Coach

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This is hard to deal with at any age! Focus on feeling your pain, chatting with a professional, and letting time heal the wound. Be good to yourself and don't let yourself ruminate or speculate too much on what happened. If you're really struggling, focus on being thankful for the friends and connections that you do have in your life.

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What if my friend starts ignoring me to hang out with other people?

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Maybe you should sit down and talk with your friend and explain how you feel. Don't be rude or jump at them. See if they have a good reason. If they don't, they weren't a good friend anyway. There's not much else to do after that except move on.

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My friend thinks I left her, but in reality I was just socializing with a classmate I was assigned to do a project with. She then ignored me and said she had a new best friend. What do I do?

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It sounds like she was just jealous, so now she's trying to make you feel jealous as well. Try to gently remind her that it's okay for people to have more than one friend, and tell her you didn't mean to upset her. Explain that you still want to be friends. If she continues to treat you like this, try talking to a teacher, counselor, or other adult and asking them to help you.

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How do I know if my friend is just being my friend to be popular?

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You can stop hanging around the popular group and see how she reacts. If she doesn't want to hang around the popular group without you, then she is a good friend.

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My friends told me to leave very rudely, and now one of them has started to talk behind my back and shout at me. What do I do?

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If you feel like your friends are mistreating you, confront them directly. Calmly and politely tell them how you feel and how they've hurt your feelings. If they continue to behave this way, find some new friends.

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