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Best Friends: No Way Out?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Living News, Relationships, Female Friend, Mean Girl, Insecure, Reader Q & A, No Way Out, Female Friendship, Manipulative, High School, Std, Controlling, Toxic Friend, Abusive, Counselor, Promiscuity, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Dear Irene: I wish I had an escape but I'm still in high school and I live a street away from her and she knows almost everything about me, even that I may have an STD.

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Friends Who Are Green with Envy

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Living News, Relationships, Envy, Envious, Reciprocity, Self-Esteem, Toxic Friend, Female Friendships, Jealousy, Reader Q & A, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Women with low self-esteem, or who are depressed, tend to focus exclusively on their shortcomings and are bitter about what they perceive as the advantages or good fortune of others.

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'Frenemy' Enters the Friendship Lexicon

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

"Our friends are often like a second family, so it's inevitable that drama can arise."

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