Nowadays stress has become a normal and unavoidable part of life…
But too much stress can affect your emotional and physical wellbeing
According to American Psychological Association’s survey, 27% of adult respondents reported that stress has an impact on their day-to-day functioning, saying that most days they are so stressed they can’t function.
Stresses are usually accompanied by loneliness or by misunderstandings in relationships. Meanwhile, a common problem of loneliness is associated with physical health symptoms, living alone, small social networks, and low-quality social relationships.
The good news is that scientists have found that emotional support can be essential protective factor for dealing with life’s difficulties.
During that study 21 pairs of long-term close friends were tested. A pair of participants take turns to perform public speaking and mental arithmetic in front of a panel. After that the pair either interact freely with each other for 5 min (social support condition) or interact separately with an experimenter (non-support condition). Free-form interaction with the friend enhanced recovery of affective state, supporting the validity of spontaneous interaction between friends as a model of social support.
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One response to “Best protection from stresses”
Great article!