2023-08-04 15:01:33
Friendship influences people’s lives, it becomes a very important being within the family circle.
Scientific studies, psychologists and specialists have verified that friendship contributes to improving the social life of people, it also influences mental and physical health.
This research and analysis has concluded that this bonding can help people find purpose in life, stay healthy, improve mood, and live longer.
Friendship is an affective relationship between people built on the basis of reciprocity and regular treatment that is maintained over time, by the values of loyalty, love, solidarity, unconditionality, sincerity and commitment.
According to specialists, the impact of friendships on mental health is profound. Many investigations show that a good social circle helps to lower the risk of depression, anxiety and also to find meaning in the most complex moments.
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Only if the adolescent shows that he/she is worthy of the trust that you are placing in him/her.
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The bonds of friendship help to cope with traumas
Friends can prevent isolation and loneliness and offer you company if you need it. Friends can also increase the feeling of belonging to a group and the sense of purpose, bring more happiness and reduce stress, improve self-confidence and self-esteem.
The bonds of friendship help cope with trauma, such as divorce, serious illness, job loss, or the death of a loved one. They encourage changing or avoiding habits that are unhealthy, such as excessive drinking or not exercising.
Adults with strong social relationships are less at risk of major health problems, such as depression, high blood pressure, and an unhealthy body mass index (BMI). Older adults who establish valuable relationships and have social support are likely to live longer than their peers with fewer social ties.
According to a study from Concordia University in Canada, secreting oxytocin, a substance that, in addition to stimulating uterine contractions to facilitate childbirth and milk secretion, generates effects related to emotional attachment, falling in love, and inhibition of love. pain, during a pleasant moment like a dinner or a conversation, makes us experience a sensation of relief and well-being.
Friendship is a dynamic that involves giving and receiving, everything we mentioned above is a round trip. Sometimes we receive all that support, affection and understanding and other times we give it. Letting our friends know that we care about them and that we care about them helps to strengthen the bond.
So, friendship is a universal language that transcends barriers and cultures of any kind. Latinos, for example, highly value friends, place importance on nurturing their personal relationships, spend time with them, and this has a positive impact on family satisfaction and happiness. Satisfaction with the family is very high and extends to friends, neighbors and colleagues.
As the philosopher Aristotle wrote in the fourth century: “No one would want to live without friends, even in possession of all other goods”
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