Can you bring out the best version in a person your close too?

[san_pedro]

Its my aim to do that

[Aziz]

You can’t change ppl. I left bad friends bcz I couldn’t change them.

[Wave]

My “close friend” ignored me after he found out about my schizoaffective diagnosis.

You really can’t change others to genuinely like you or accept you.

He showed me his true colors.

I decided not to make any contact with him.

[Cragger]

I think yes, you can be a positive influence in someone’s life, and bring out the best in them.

[Enlightenedbeing]

People can change. I don’t think it’s necessarily anyone’s job to change people especially friends. You can make them aware but you can’t do it.

Yes you can be a positive influence by energy words and actions.

[Pikasaur]

I don’t think I can change anyone. But some people bring out good things in me, and I hope I bring out good things in others.

[anon47167357]

Did you get rid of your thought voices @Pikasaur ?

[Pikasaur]

I don’t think it’s appropriate to ask those things in other people’s threads when it’s not relevant to the topic.

You can send a pm if you want.

[Ribbon]

I don’t always bring out the best in people, sometimes I enable the bad things too. I’m very forgiving and accepting. People can be themselves around me.