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I've heard people saying they are not social, they are not the type who keep many friends, they don't mingle and I asked why, recently I've been talking to old ones and young adults about the importance of social relationships, the need to have one, its importance goes a long way strengthening our mental healths.
Suicides,depression,anxieties,heart attack,high blood pressure and all sorts of mental health issue, could be all avoided if one maintains social relationships.
Its absurd to findout that loneliness itself kills, kills people dream,their self confidence,self esteem and whatever their believe.
Social relationships is the personal connections between one and other people,the feeling of opening up, mingling with others to share ideas,problems and sometimes seek for solutions from others. This include relationships between family members,friends,associates,co-workers and neighbors.
Informal relationships are the most important or the social relationships thats why family comes first, having a healthy relationship with the family members is an ideal one.
Note that, having friends plus other social connections with other people is very good for ones health
and also being lonely & isolated is dangerous and risky putting one mental health under greater risk.
Having good social relationships is highly beneficial to the society too
Its boost immune systems and also help people recover from diseases very quickly, the feeling that people are there for you.
But how can i improve my social relationships;
Perhaps this is a question we should be asking, since we've known the importance of having a good social relationships.
First, think about what type of relationships you'd like to have,and what sort of relationships are you having; there are intimate relationships, this is one that exists between family members and lovers; relational relationships, this is one that exists between neighbors and co-workers; collective relationships, this is one you have with people that share the same faith or affiliation as you.
from all these 3 relationships the question is now do you have a long term and meaningful relationships from all these three.
Reach out to people you've known for long or those you are just meeting. Call, visit, write them letters family menbers,friends,co-workers,neighbors let them know you value them and you'd like To hang around them more, or visit them
Another way is to start a conversation with people you see often, at the park or inside the bus.
feel comfortable around them.
Most of us actually know ourselves better, you can find whats best for you, and use that to strengthen your social relationships. you can join other groups, at the gym, music group or other social gatherings.