Social Support Find out how your relationships can affect your health. And interaction with other people is vital for your health.
Human beings are social animals.
So it's no surprise that people thrive when they have good relationships with friends, family, and people in general. The power of intense social support to help you better cope with physical illness goes above and beyond the powers of medications and other therapies. Despite these exciting findings, don't be fooled into thinking that tea and sympathy alone can cure a serious ailment. But a strong support network may well boost the healing powers of a broader treatment plan. Of course, social and emotional support may be helpful indirectly.