Am I a coward for cutting off toxic friends when I’m already lonely?

[bunnyboo364]

I know I ask a lot of questions, bare with me 😭Okay so from middle to high school, i’ve had shit friends. the ones who would do unspeakable and i always let it slide for years. at one point i stopped and i ended up with no friends. being alone from then to now (im in uni), has felt like complete ass. my university wasn’t any help either, if anything it was worse and i had to transfer. i had friends locking me out of rooms, making out with the guys i wanted together, few physical attacks disguised as friendly “fun”. now i’m in my third year with no friends, only classmates i occasionally talk to but only in those classes. i started going back on Discord, almost every single one has been awful. had a few who went for the guys i dated, all says the n word when all of them aren’t even black, said anti-black things, knew i got leaked and never said anything about it. i don’t think there’s a single one that hasn’t done anything weird. but i’m having a hard time ghosting them because it’s online. and i’m already alone in person, been that way for years. so i’m scared to end my friendships online because that’s the only source of human interaction. am i being a coward? what would y'all do.

[Cutegirl06]

I think you have a lot of courage it takes a lot of courage to stand alone. You did the right thing! Proud of you 👏

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

It's the opposite, cutting ties with people wronging you, at the cost of loneliness, demonstrates courage and force of will.

The way you recount the events also demonstrate self-awareness.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

In life you have positive & negative & when it comes to toxic people sometimes you just have to let them go. I rather be lonely verses hanging out with toxic or negative people.

[Anonymous]

You are brave. The exact opposite. You have your standards high when you are even alone. You are trully a diamond

[goaded]

No. Ignoring toxic people is self-care. Get on with the rest of your professional life, improve yourself, but leave yourself open to new relationships.

[NathanDavis]

I think you have a very wrong idea of what a friend, is...

[OlderAndWiser]

Have you ever been in therapy. Your life sounds like a total train wreck.

[ChicoFromThe305]

I think that shows how good your character is, not everyone would be able too if they were already lonely

[dudeinohio]

It is VERY good to eliminate toxic friends. You are not a coward at all.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Nope you not a coward for cutting them off and these people aren't your friends. A friend would never do those things to you

[exitseven]

there is no upside to have toxic friends.

[worldscolide]

Definitely not a coward

[Pterodon]

Toxic people are not friends

[Jeff51]

Nope. Get rid of bad influences

[LoveGuy242]

😯😯😯😯😯