Yes, the benefits of losing friends become clear as you move into more health and personal power.
Benefits of Losing Friends
“Want to go to a bar tonight, drink and pick up guys?” She hasn’t gotten that invitation in a long time. She hasn’t gotten a call or seen that person for a long time.
When a person is seriously ill with her eating disorder, many people are attracted to her and maintain a relationship with her as she lives and responds in life with her eating disorder intact. They are attracted to the needy, people-pleasing, high-risk-taking person who rarely says no. She's fun. She doesn't show her secret pain. She goes along to get along.
Being in recovery and in harmony with her true self attracts more healthy relationships and sends a wave of user repellent into the crowd around her.