First of all, I wish you all a very happy friendship day. There are many times that we have heard about healthy friendships and their huge benefits but have you ever thought that a healthy friendship is not only constructive but also has a crucial element in protecting our mental health.
On this friendship day, we want to tell you that friendship is an emotion that binds two hearts in an unknown way, it keeps us grounded and helps us get things in better perspective. Friendship boosts your happiness and plays a key role in reducing your stress. It has an immense amount of strength to improve your self-confidence and self-worth.
Friendship acts as a miracle when we talk about mental health. It helps you to cope with traumas that we almost face in our day today’s life. It can be divorce, serious illness, job loss, or damage to your loved ones. It gives you a feeling of belonging, brings fun and laughter to your life. Your close friendships help you to a greater extent to shape the course of your life. Friendship lends you an extra hand, offers emotional support, and gives guidance when you need it.
There are times when we don’t realize the value of it in our life but the influence of this strong emotion goes well beyond the moment. Friendships can have a major impact on your health and well-being. We have often heard that a good friend is good for our health inclusive of physical and mental health. It is a therapy to your mind and soul that encourages you to change or avoid unhealthy habits.
Many few people know that friendships provide you with strong social support that has a reduced risk of many significant health problems, including depression, high blood pressure, and an unhealthy body mass index. Remember, quality counts more than quantity. You don’t have to cultivate a diverse network of friends to maintain strong mental health, rather, being with a few truly close friends who will be there for you through thick and thin is what keeps you active every time.
You may say that life is full of endless problems but what you are unaware of is that friendship offers you great potential to manage the problems that life throws at us. No other relationship in this world will accept you the way you are but when it comes to friendship, it simply accepts you the way you are and allows you to get a strong grip on yourself by making you understand that you should never dominate your life for the sake of others’ happiness or just because you have low living conditions.
We believe that seeking help from others may feel sometimes uncomfortable for you, but when they are your friends, you won’t feel ashamed of admitting it. Don’t worry about how your friends will label you. Just trust them and understand that it can be difficult for the time being but, finally you will be out of this uncomfortable and unwanted situation soon. Friendship builds valuable support where you are accepted, valued, and understood. Here, you will be acknowledged, listened and treated with compassion which is extremely important for you to stand again on the right track. Remember, friendship is a voice that can hear your anxiety and depression even then, when you can not figure it out. Friendship is something you never outgrow. No matter how old you are or what you are going through, healthy and close friendships encourage positive mental health and well-being.
On this friendship day, we urge you to be the difference for your friends and help them in creating their life strong and encouraging and be there for them when they need you the most in their life. !!
