Friendship is a very important bond for people because they make us laugh, cry, care and love. They are our support in the easy and difficult moments and thanks to them our character is formed.
The 4 benefits of a good friendship
- Psychological support
- Sense of supply
- Reducing stress
- Less loneliness and isolation
Psychological support
Friends as we said before are there for us in easy and difficult times. Friends listen to our problems and set our mood when we are psychologically depressed. They also help us in divorces, in family problems, in the loss of loved ones as well as as it turned out recently in pandemics.
Sense of supply
Whether we like it or not, we are social beings and we have some needs in this life. In addition to finding shelter and food, we also have the need to socialize and share with friends. According to research, caring for others makes our lives more important. For example, when we care for others, we offer compassion and emotional support, making us stronger and better as human beings.
Reducing stress
We have all turned to our friends in situations of intense stress. According to research, friends can help us fight situations such as:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Cancer
- Irritability
Less loneliness and isolation
Nowadays and because of the situations we experience with the pandemic, more and more people are experiencing loneliness. Loneliness and social isolation can affect our mental and physical well-being. Many are those who while they are very sociable and have many friends, but in reality in difficult times feel alone. But this has to do with the quality and type of friendship. There are friendships for coffee, for travel, for sports and for important events in our lives. Everything is needed and depending on the case, the choice of the company comes. However, distance can prevent us from hanging out with all of them and that is where we learn to share and actually get to know each other.
