Take Time And Be A Listening Ear

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When you get up everyday the first thing you think about it what you have to accomplish. Having tunnel vision and focusing on your own life is great, but what if there were people around you that really needed your help? You might not even notice what is happening around you unless you took a moment to look up or reach out. Perhaps you want to become a better friend this year or you want to find a way to make more time for your parents. This might be the perfect opportunity to consider all of the people around you who might need a little extra help.

Your Best Friend

You and your best friend used to tell each other everything. You’d even know what she had for breakfast most mornings! As life gets busier and you grow older, it is very easy to drift apart and become distant. When this happens it can be a lot harder to spot when your best friend is in need. Reach out to your bestie this week and check up on her; a good catch up will put you back on the right track again.

Your Parents

As your parents get older they will start to lean on you for support. This means that a lot of your time could be taken up by caring for them. As much as you’d love to help them as much as you can, it’s not always feasible for you. You have a full time job, a family of your own and you need time for yourself too. You can click site for more information on assisted living, if you think this will help your parents out. You don’t want to see them struggle or suffer, so this might be the best way to help them live a more comfortable and fulfilled life. Look into your options and you will soon find the right solution based on their situation.

Your Partner

Nowadays you and your other half are like passing ships in the night. You hardly ever see each other because you’re so busy. When this happens it can be very difficult to see if they’re struggling with anything so you need to figure out exactly how you can communicate with them. As soon as you open up these lines of communication everything will become so much easier for you.


You may never have noticed that any of these people in your life need your help. You have been so focused on accomplishing your own goals and living your own life that these things have bypassed you gradually. Now that you are more aware of the people around you, you will know how to spot when something is wrong. Knowing how to help someone who plays a significant role in your life is so important. Start carrying out a good deed every single day and help people who matter the most to you. Small and simple things go a very long way to a person in need, so never forget that.

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The Importance Of A Strong Circle

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When it comes to wellness, most people completely forget that one of the most important tools in the bag is a good, supportive circle of people who love you and want to help you to get well again. When you’re in a crisis, the last thing you want to do is feel like a burden on others, so asking for help isn’t always the priority. The thing is, regular contact with family and friends can make you feel distracted from the pain that is going on in your own life, or it can mean that you have a good sounding board to get the support you need for your own issues.

The problem with a lot of mental health issues is that they make you think that you have no one to rely on, when in fact, you have a waiting circle of family and friends who want to know how you are doing and how they can help you. If you are suffering with depression and anxiety, these are the people that can make sure you’re not alone enough to feel so low there’s no way back. If you are suffering through the pain of addiction, these are the people who will be there for you with the information you need, such as Medication-Assisted Treatment: Fact vs Fiction, to help you to get the right treatment that you need. You need a strong, lasting circle to enrich your life and make you feel like you have something to live for. Friends and family around you make you feel good about yourself - even indirectly, and if you are struggling to recognize who is a good friend in your life, then think about these traits:

  • You respect, like and trust them, and they feel the same way about you.

  • They accept you the way you are. If you’re suffering depression, they’re there just to sit in silence with because they know that is what you need from them at that moment.

  • They will listen to you and share with you, whether good or bad.

  • They keep your confidence and trust you to keep theirs, too.

  • They will allow you to feel your emotions and not judge you for them, criticize you for them or make you feel like your feelings are not valid.

  • A good friend will give you the best advice - when you ask for it - and will assist you in taking the right action to feel better about yourself.

  • Will allow you to help them when they need it.

  • You look forward to being with them, but you’re not obsessed about it

  • Will never take advantage of you.

Not everyone in your circle will meet all of your emotional needs, but you can have a group, a solid circle of people who will all in some way make you feel like you want to be alive. They will appreciate you for your quirks and the way that you love them, and you’ll appreciate their support and friendship and the ability to make you smile when you don’t feel there’s anything to smile about. Looking after yourself means surrounding yourself with people who make you want to be better than you are. Making a list of the people that you feel close to in life can really help you to be a better, happier person because you can see on paper who you have that loves you in every avenue of your existence.

You should be able to rely on the people in your life for support and having a network of people who want to be with you and make you feel like a good person is important for your recovery. Emotional health and mental health are often fragile in those with depression and addiction, and if you know that you have a strong group of people who will always believe in you, even when you do let them down, you are lucky. You won’t always let others down, but it happens - in the same way that they may let you down. Your life can be a happier, more enjoyable thing to live when you have the right people making it worthwhile for you. Social relationships play a very important role in the quality of life that we achieve.


Life is a gift, and friends are the ribbons and bows on top that make us feel fulfilled. Making your heart feel full is easy, when you have a group of people around you who love you very much.

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