Your social wellness is your ability to have good relationships and interactions with people around you.
When we are away from people around us, we may enjoy the peace and quiet for a day or two but soon we find ourselves reaching for our phones! Adults and children alike felt the difference when they had to work and attend classes from home. Being away from office and school for a long time was not exciting. Human beings are social by nature and we need to have a social circle to thrive.
Our relationships with people close to us – our loved ones, friends, family, colleagues and people in the community – not only support and nurture us but also keep us healthy. This is because good social wellness creates a support system for us that helps us to keep calm, stay focussed and be happier. This in turn helps to lower our stress, thereby reducing our stress hormones, increasing our happy hormones, improving our heart health and increasing our immunity.
So please make sure you spare time to spend with those close to you, listen to them and in turn, be heard. To continue to increase your social wellness, it is also important to make new connections. Perhaps volunteer for a helpful cause in your community or local charity. Meet like minded people by joining a club, class or sports team in your area of interest. The key is to strike a balance between giving and receiving, surrounding yourself with people who are positive and communicating better.
Next week, I will talk about occupational wellness.
