How to Deal With Frenemies（亦敌亦友）
Have you ever had a friend who plans to hang out but cancels when a (good) offer comes along? Or a buddy who drops everything to lend you a hand but later talks about you behind your back? These problematic friends(know) as "frenemies."
The term can be used to describe those relationshipscan raise you up in one case, but pull you crashing down in another. In these troublesome relationships、encouragement and(warm) go hand in hand with criticism (批评), envy and rejection. It's a friend who drives you crazy. You don't want to lose them, they are really a pain.
Researchers have found that such ties can have a negative effectthe mental and physical well-being of a person, the results of which can lead to high blood pressure、an increased risk for depression (抑郁) and a lowered ability (fight)stress. However. If you want to keep your frenemies-and most people do-there are things you can do to reduce these(harm) effects.
No friendship is perfect. Whether your friend is worth it(depend) on what he or she means to you. But either way, you can work on keeping up your end of the friendship. Start with(control) your own behavior and being the kind of friend, you'd want others to be for you.
