How to Cope With the End of a Friendship

Video Transcript

"Hi. Are you struggling with how to cope with the ending of a friendship? Well I'm Doctor Felicia and I'd like to share a few tips with you on how to cope with the ending of a friendship. Obviously if it wasn't a mutual decision to end the friendship, one of you is going to be hurt. Now if you wish to cope with it and you're struggling with it, it's up to you to try to seek out some closure. You can certainly try to seek out the other person and see if you can get a clearer understanding as to why the friendship ended and then that helps because you have at least an understanding of what went wrong. The other thing you might do is seek out some ways of reconciliation, if it's possible, with the other person. And you might want to assess what it is that you might have done yourself that caused the ending of the friendship. Because very often we do things without thinking and we're not sure that it was us that did it, and we think the other person did. But there may be a whole different perspective that you haven't even thought about. So, certainly trying to reach the other person is helpful. If you can not and the friendship must end, then you must put it in its proper place and except all the positive things that came from that friendship and try to minimize the negative things. Because all people come into our lives to teach us a lesson. So there's something in that friendship that you were meant to have and share. So try to sort that out and go forward with that new information for yourself. That helps, because every friendship does have a purpose. And as you're coping, make sure that you relax when you're thinking of the other person. Think of them in positive light and make sure that you send off as well in good health and good light. I do wish you good luck as you move forward in coping with the loss of a friendship. And this is Doctor Felicia signing off. God Bless."