Friendaholic : confessions of a friendship addict / [written and] read by Elizabeth Day.

Read by the author.

Growing up, Elizabeth Day wanted to make everyone like her. Lacking friends at school, she grew up to believe that quantity equalled quality. Having lots of friends meant you were loved, popular and safe. She was determined to become a Good Friend. And in many ways, she did. But in adulthood, she slowly realised that it was often to the detriment of her own boundaries and mental health. Then when a global pandemic hit in 2020, she was one of thousands of people forced to reassess what friendship really meant to them - with the crisis came a dawning realisation: her truest friends were not the ones she had been spending most time with. Why was this? Could she rebalance it? Was there such thing as too many friends? And was she the friend she thought she was? In Friendaholic, Day unpacks the significance and evolution of friendship. From ghosting to frenemies, to social media and communication styles, to the impact of seismic life events, Day leaves no stone untouched.