I can also relate, once I got rid of a very toxic parental until I realized that the majority of people I had invited into my life displayed the same behaviors and habits that my parent had. Subconsciously I had invited/attracted the same types of people into my life for many years, I also struggle with depression and tend to isolate. In the last 8-2 years I have ceased contact with all of the high maintenance friends & acquaintances I had and 90% of my dysfunctional family. I felt guilty and lonely to begin with but I reminded myself daily that the the alternative of having toxic people in my life would be far more detrimental.
It can get better, it just takes some time....I now only have a handful of friendships with some very old friends and a couple of new I met through my daughters school and work/college. I may not feel necessary "close" to these people all of the time as I have become a more private and introverted person through my recovery journey....but its easy going and I can maintain these relationships much easier now that I refuse to live by others peoples expectations of me.
Hang in there!
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