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Going through challenging times right now?<\/p>\n
According to my favorite philosopher buddy, Ari (otherwise known as Aristotle ), we humans are biologically social animals. Our first nature is to be around people.<\/p>\n
However if you’re going through a challenging time (aka: a break up, a work rejection, a money problem, a trauma, a difficult illness, the passing of a loved one) often being around people feels much more like a 2,841st nature.<\/p>\n
You gotta fight this urge to hide away.<\/p>\n
In my BOUNCE BACK BOOK<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>(loved\/hyped by Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Peter Guber)\u00a0I share research which shows it\u2019s far more healthful to be around people.<\/p>\n Dr. Dina Carbonell, a research associate at Simmons College, studied the secrets of people who successfully bounced back from hard times. She tracked 400 people for 25 years, from ages 5 to 30, studying the main characteristics of those who did best in difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n Her findings?<\/p>\n \u201cResilient people identify those who are available, trustworthy and helpful. Then they go towards this light,\u201d says Dr. Carbonell.<\/p>\n In psychologist Professor Ed Diener\u2019s research he\u2019s found that close relationships actually influence overall joy far more than income! And good strong friendships can even ward off germs \u2013 by lowering stress, and improving your immune system.<\/p>\n A Bingingham University study dittos these findings — reporting people who claim to have 5 or more friends with whom they can discuss important problems, are 60% more likely to say that they are \u201cvery happy.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Dr. John Haidt the urge for humans to seek the sweetness of other people is just as natural and strong as bees who migrate towards a honey hive.<\/p>\n Haidt believes we humans, just like bees, feel the most comfortable and thriving when we are members of a larger hive. Hence why many folks feel so unsettled and lost when alone too often, without the comfort of others.<\/p>\n So if you want to feel at the top of your game, it\u2019s essential to spend time buzzing around with supportive people!<\/p>\n Your Assignment:<\/p>\n Make sure you are playing the right amount of hide and seek! Figure out who your sweet hive people might be. Make a list of all the people you consider close friends. Now ask yourself: Who is 100% rooting for you to live your happiest life \u2013 and not competing or jealous? Who do you always feel happier after visiting \u2013 not more depressed? These are your your supportive hive people. Go towards these hive people often! Let them know how much you appreciate them often — and your hive will further thrive!<\/p>\n Remember: One of the indirectly good things about going through bad times \u2013 it can bring you closer to others, bonding you in a truly emotionally, meaningful way!<\/p>\n Want more resiliency psychology tips to help you thrive in the face of adversity? Check out THE BOUNCE BACK BOOK by clicking this line, right here, RIGHT NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Want to live your happiest life, dammit? Sign up for my famous and FREE “BE HAPPY DAMMIT” newsletter, by clicking this line, right here, RIGHT NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/b> del.icio.us<\/span><\/a> · Slashdot<\/span><\/a> · Digg<\/span><\/a> · Facebook<\/span><\/a> · Technorati<\/span><\/a> · Google<\/span><\/a> · StumbleUpon<\/span><\/a> · Yahoo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Going through challenging times right now? According to my favorite philosopher buddy, Ari (otherwise known as Aristotle ), we humans are biologically social animals. Our first nature is to be around people. However if you’re going through a challenging time (aka: a break up, a work rejection, a money problem, a trauma, a difficult illness, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-344071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}