🚫 10 Signs You’re Surrounded by Fake Friends or Drainers

1. They Only Call When They Need Something

If they disappear when you're down but reappear when they need favours — that’s not friendship, it’s exploitation.

2. They Mock Your Growth

When you try to change, improve, or succeed — they laugh or pull you back. Real friends encourage progress, not mock it.

3. They Gossip About Everyone

If someone constantly gossips to you, just know they’re gossiping about you too. Energy vampires in disguise.

4. They Don’t Celebrate You

Your wins make them uncomfortable. You get promoted? They go silent. True friends cheer, not compete.

5. They Drain Your Peace

After hanging out, you feel exhausted, not energized. That’s a spiritual red flag.

6. They Can’t Handle “No”

If you say “no” and they start acting funny, ghosting you or throwing shade — that was never love.

7. They Use You for Status or Info

They only come around to get gossip, connections, or clout. You’re not a stepping stone. Cut them off.

8. They Compete Instead of Collaborate

Every time you share an idea, they try to one-up you or copy it. Jealousy in disguise.

9. They Disrespect Your Boundaries

You set limits, they cross them. You ask for space, they ignore. That’s manipulation, not love.

10. You’re Always the One Giving

If you're the only one calling, helping, checking in, giving — that’s not friendship. That’s one-sided labor.