“Friendship is the antidote to loneliness!” – Chris Gazdik
Friends are on the list of importance we’ve talked about on the last few shows and they are definitely a solid component of mental health. In fact, Chris tells some of his clients to go out and make friends as part of his therapy process.
But what are friends and how do we make them? Are there different levels of friendship and is everyone we meet a “friend”?
Tune in to find out and learn about friendship Through a Therapist’s Eyes!
Listen to Episode #21 – Friendship; The Lost Relationships in Life
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Being vulnerable is probably the most common problem in modern society today. We are very distracted by media and unlike our relatives in the past we don’t use our social skills like they had to for neighborly help and survival. Their skills at making and keeping friends were probably highly successful. So, if you don’t use your skills, you will not have much success in making and keeping friends. Being alone is just not normal for humans. You can still choose it but eventually you will want some connection. It is in our nature. Friends are invaluable and necessary for companionship and for getting objective feedback.
I could not agree more with everything you say here. Practice makes perfect as they say… but a lack of use leads to a complete dismantling of whatever skills may have been developed.
This is very pertinent in the Covid environment that we have all been fighting through.