10 signs of healthy friendship

Live Desk: A toxic friendship can impact your mental health adversely while a healthy one can be therapeutic, Hindustan Times reported.

To recognize healthy friendships, one must keep in mind tips the following tips to make better choices:

1. A good friend will always understand when you are not available and wait for you till you are in a position to talk to them.
2.  It is not easy to share information with someone. You can only trust a good friend to keep your secrets safe with them.
3. A friend should feel proud of you and your achievements; if they are not, they are not your real friends.
4. You don't need to pretend like you are someone else in the company of a true friend.
5. Again, a good friend will not divulge your secrets and misuse them.
6. One-sided friendship doesn't survive for long. It should be two-way.
7. True friends don't take things to their heart.
8. If you are in a healthy friendship, you will look forward to spending time with your friend.
9. A friendship that survives the test of time is a bond that will remain intact forever.
10. If your friend makes fun of you behind your back or mocks and teases you in a manner that you don't like it shows a lack of respect for you.