People always talk about the effects of loneliness on mental health, yet they never talk about the even more glaring problem which is objectively worse. That problem being having around people in your social circle who you pretend have your best interests but are truthfully disloyal, slanderous, and exploitative. When around these people it's like being on survival mode for absolutely no reason. Cutting these people out from your life is like a 99 percent guarantee in eliminating stress, anxiety, depression from your life.