I have this close friend who is just has this energy of negativity and pessimism

And I haven't realized it until recently

She says the same things every single day and I'm just getting really tired of it

Today she asked to hang out and I lied and said I couldn't

As someone with depression people like her can just be incredibly draining

So my advice to you is if you can't totally drop those people at least take a break from them because it's just so much better for your mental health