Before TRP: My old friends were some of the most toxic, BP and childish people one could encounter. Before finding TRP I went through depression and they told me it was my fault. They basically told me I didn't pray to God enough so I had depression coming to me (they are practicing Muslims). These guys are in their early 20s and most of them have never had a gf, nor do they know how to talk to girls. Their free time consists of binging anime and playing video games. Spending my teens with them seriously fucked my social skills up, which I'm now repairing. They are so toxic to each other that when I used to defend one of them in their 'group banter', that guy would message me privately thanking me for standing up for him.

After TRP: I lift, eat well and have lost over 10kg since turning 23 last September. I have a cooking Instagram which is really kicking off. I've also picked up photography which is giving me an incentive to travel more and meet new people - this is great as cutting my old friends off left me without a social circle. The people I'm now surrounding myself with are far more positive, and I'm talking to a lot more girls than I used to.

Problem: My old friends are picking up on my success and are watching my Instagram stories without even following me. I posted pictures today with some girls I met over the weekend whilst doing some photography work, and I received messages from my old friends asking me to meet up after months of no contact. I know that they want to preach religion to me and rope me back in to their social circle again. How do I respond?