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Excellent Question! I am the right person to answer this. I have been friends with positive people in my life and negative people. During my middle school years I hung around negative people. I was forced myself to stick up for myself, because I knew what they were doing were WRONG! Simple----> BE HONEST WITH THEM. Don't be scared, its your life not theirs. You are in control. You dont have to be friends with people that you don't want too. Make good decisions, stay focus, and once again BE HONEST....with yourself and "negative" friends. You may never know, maybe they even want to change, or feels the same way about you!