[header] How to let go of a bad friendship [title] Think over what isn't working out about this friendship. [step] Identify the things that are happening in the friendship that you're uncomfortable about. This might be any number of things, but some key things to be concerned about include : [substeps] Your friend keeps putting you down all the time, criticizes you and makes fun of you. 
Your friend may also do this in front of other people. Your friend makes you feel uncomfortable, unhappy or distressed, a lot of the time.