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Social Support
Our friends and neighbours, in addition to our families, can help us in many life situations. Lack of social support can leave us vulnerable to different life situations. And after all – we are social beings and we simply need other people around us to be content. Select the category of your interest or search with your own keywords.
How to Make Friends - wikihow.com
There's a certain beauty in being a lone wolf (people with no friends). You have more time to do things you want to do, like talk to yourself, play solitaire, write poetry, or try to carry that couch into your new apartment all by yourself. If that's not your bag, though, there are literally billions of potential friends in the world. What's more, many of these people want to make friends just as much as you do. So just follow these steps to meet new people and form strong, lasting friendships.
Video: Some Of the Stages of Social Anxiety - youtube.com
A real person tell her story of Social Axiety.
Podcast: Social, Emotional and Psychological Barriers to Weight Loss - mayoclinic.com
Most of us understand one of life's basic rules, that with few exceptions, when we eat more calories than we burn, we put on weight. And most of us don't need to be convinced that being overweight or obese is bad for our health. And yet, we continue to struggle with weight loss and healthy weight management. But there's more to weight loss than just getting diet and exercise right. It's also about understanding the social, emotional and psychological factors that may prompt us to eat more than we need.
Social Life May Cut Alzheimer's Risk - news.bbc.co.uk
Spending Christmas with the family may send stress levels rocketing, but it could help reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Find out more...
Empowering Community: Kyrgyzstan's Quiet Health Revolution - news.bbc.co.uk
High in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, a quiet health revolution is under way. This health scheme relies on the formidable energy of village health committees, primarily women, elected by their local communities...
Friendship Between Men and Women - daniellablog.com
Does it exist? Last time I had a really good friendship with a guy, we got married... Just kidding! I had indeed very good relationships with guys but even tand I find it easier to be friends with guys than with girls as there seems to be no sisterhood...
Man Rescues Neighbour From Fire - news.bbc.co.uk
A man has been hailed a hero after rescuing his neighbour from a property fire.
He carried his friend out of the smoke-filled flat after finding her in the bathroom of the building. He entered the flat several times during the rescue. Would you do this for your friend? Would your friends do this for you?
Surviving a Nasty Neighbor - cnn.com
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, except your neighbor's not exactly nice. Why wouldn't he let his cat use the building's hallways as a litter box? What to do if you have nasty neighbor?
How to be a Good Neighborhood Watch Neighbor - ehow.com
The main thing to do is watch out and protect your neighbors and for them to watch out for you and your family. There are too many bad things happening in the world today. I am so sad about it, and the only thing we can really do about it is to watch out for each other.
Friend Donates Kidney For Life-Saving Operation - 10news.com
A woman who had a zero-point-zero-zero-two-percent chance of survival has got a real gift from a real friend: a gift of life. Would your friends do it for you? Would you do it for your friends?
Cultivate Network of Friends to Help You Through Rough Times - cnn.com
Family ties, friendships and involvement in social activities can offer a psychological buffer against stress, anxiety and depression. Social support can also help you cope better with health problems. Cultivating social support takes effort. To develop and maintain healthy social ties, the first step is: understanding the importance of social support...
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