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Was natürlich super wäre - die gemeinschaftlichen #SocialSupport Funktionen von #Waze - das werde ich sehr vermissen @CoMaps
Wenn alle einen kleinen Beitrag leisten - wirds für Alle richtig viel besser

⚠️ Call for Fedi Help ⚠️

I know someone near Tidewater Virginia who is in desperate need of friends and support right now. If you live near there, or know someone safe who does, and you want to help save a life, please reach out. If not, you can still help by sharing this.

Thank you. I means a *lot* to me ❤️‍🩹

#FediHelp #MutualAid #SocialSupport #PleaseBoost

Two colleagues and I read "Peer Support Services Reaching People with Schizophrenia"
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-29042-8

Overall a good read which allowed us with our different backgrounds and interests in this topic to come together to discuss, think, and develop. Brief reflections from our perspective:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7421566841526898688-wMdy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD0JHkBcK9LoDUuScfOpFwbt_UMALGWLV8

#RealistReview #SocialSupport

After three decades working in addiction recovery, I've seen a crucial pattern: social connections are key to long-term success. Society must shift from stigma to support, treating addiction as the medical condition it is. Punitive approaches hinder recovery. We need policies that support reintegration and reduce relapse risks. Check out my latest article: https://www.lifesjourneyblog.com/social-connectedness-and-addiction-recovery-why-community-support-is-the-missing-link-to-lasting-recovery/ Let's advocate for change! 📢 #PolicyChange #SupportNotPunish #AddictionRecovery #SocialSupport #MentalHealth

Did you know that age, gender & other demographic factors can impact the relationship between isolation & cognitive functioning? Research shows that gender differences may relate to cultural norms & stressors.
Watch full episode at https://shorturl.at/B1lEh
#SocialSupport #MentalHealth #CognitiveFunctioning

The Happiness Trilogy: 1 of 3-Part Blog Series

Are You Happy?

Fascinating, if You Ask Me!

For nearly eight decades, Harvard researchers have been tracking the lives of hundreds of individuals in what has become one of the most comprehensive studies on human happiness ever conducted. The Harvard Study of Adult Development didn’t just follow people through good times and bad; it revealed fundamental truths about what makes life worth living. What they discovered challenges everything we think we know about success, health, and happiness.

The Surprising Power of Relationships

When Harvard scientists began analyzing decades of health data, medical records, and personal interviews, they expected to find that genetics, wealth, or career success would be the key predictors of a long and happy life. Instead, they discovered something far more profound: the quality of our relationships matters more than anything else.

People who were most satisfied in their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80. This wasn’t just about feeling good emotionally—close relationships actually protected physical health better than cholesterol levels, blood pressure, or family medical history. The strength of your social bonds literally predicts how long you’ll live and how well you’ll age.

Director Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, puts it simply: relationships are a form of self-care. While we invest time and money into gym memberships, organic food, and health supplements, we often neglect the single most important factor in our wellbeing—the people around us.

Loneliness: The Silent Killer

The research revealed a darker side, too. Loneliness isn’t just an emotional burden; it’s a serious health risk. The study found that social isolation has health consequences as severe as smoking or alcoholism. People who felt lonely experienced faster physical and mental decline, regardless of how well they took care of their bodies in other ways.

This finding takes on new significance in our modern world, where technology promises connection but often delivers isolation. We can have hundreds of online friends yet feel profoundly alone. The Harvard study reminds us that it’s not the number of connections that matters, but their quality and depth.

Beyond Genetics: What Really Determines Healthy Aging

The study identified six key factors that predicted healthy aging, and genetics wasn’t at the top of the list. Physical activity, absence of smoking and alcohol abuse, mature coping mechanisms for stress, maintaining a healthy weight, and having a stable marriage all proved more important than having long-lived ancestors.

For the inner-city participants in the study, education emerged as an additional protective factor. Higher education correlated with better health choices throughout life, including avoiding smoking, eating well, and using alcohol moderately.

Perhaps most encouraging, the research showed that our life trajectories aren’t fixed in our twenties. People who struggled early in life could become thriving octogenarians, while those who seemed destined for success could derail through alcoholism or depression. Change is always possible.

The Brain-Body Connection

One of the most fascinating discoveries was how relationships protect cognitive function. People in happy marriages maintained better memory and mental sharpness as they aged. Even couples who bickered frequently showed this protective effect, as long as they felt they could count on each other when it mattered most.

This brain-body connection works both ways. Marital dissatisfaction didn’t just affect mood; it actually increased physical pain in older adults. Those in unhappy relationships reported more emotional distress and greater physical discomfort on the same days, showing how deeply intertwined our social and physical health really are.

Conclusion

The Harvard Study of Adult Development offers a clear prescription for a good life, and it’s simpler than we might think. Invest in relationships. Show up for the people who matter. Build communities that support you through hard times. Take care of your body, but remember that tending to your connections is just as vital.

In a world obsessed with productivity, achievement, and individual success, this research delivers a counter-cultural message: happiness isn’t something we achieve alone. It’s something we build together, one relationship at a time.

https://www.weforum.org/videos/harvard-conducted-an-85-year-study-on-happiness-here-s-what-it-found

JMIR Publications: Understanding How Discourse Themes in an Online Mental Health Community on Twitter/X Drive Varied Population-Specific Empowerment Processes in Alignment With Global Standards: A Qualitative Analysis of #BipolarClub. “Social media, encompassing online mental health communities (OMHCs), has revolutionized mental health discourse by fostering open discussions that drive […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/30/understanding-how-discourse-themes-in-an-online-mental-health-community-on-twitter-x-drive-varied-population-specific-empowerment-processes-in-alignment-with-global-standards-a-qualitative-analysis-o/

Thank you to everyone who replied to my last post. It helps to know I’m not the only one who feels this way. I’m seeing a therapist to work on attachment stuff, which helps a bit.

I wanted to ask more about online communities. That’s where I feel most myself. I’m in a few Facebook groups and subreddits, and I’d be open to WhatsApp, Discord, or Messenger chats—if they’re neurodivergent-friendly. But I still find it hard to actually join in.

I’m never sure when it’s okay to jump into a conversation. If people are chatting, can I just reply with my thoughts? Or is it weird if I wasn’t already part of it? I overthink it every time.

I also really struggle to start from scratch. I can’t just message someone or say hi out of the blue. I’m fine once someone talks to me—I bounce off what they say. It’s the starting that’s hard. Same online. Posts like this are easier, but just saying “hi I’m new” feels impossible.

Not sure I’m saying this right, but I hope my #AuDHD friends get what I mean.

#Neurodivergent #AuDHD #OnlineCommunity #Discord #WhatsApp #FacebookGroups #AttachmentHealing #SocialSupport

If I feel lonely and don’t have friends or a girlfriend or wife, then that means I need to earn MYR and acquire all of them using MYR. Fair trade.

#Loneliness #FinancialStability #MalaysianRinggit #FindingFriends #Relationships #EconomicIndependence #PersonalGrowth #MentalHealth #SocialConnections #EarningMYR #FinancialGoals #SelfImprovement #BuildingRelationships #EconomicSecurity #PersonalWellbeing #FindingSupport #FinancialFreedom #SocialSupport #EconomicEmpowerment #BuildingConnections

I need time before I watch this because my heart aches too much in want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW5EVNT--DA

#Andrewism #conviviality #RAK #RandomActsOfKindness #GetOrganised #OrganisedKindness #SocialSecurity #SocialSafety #SocialSupport #SocialConnection

Social support has been linked to numerous positive clinical outcomes in #schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia report lower #socialsupport, yet the factors that may enhance/hinder the ability to obtain & maintain social support in this population are unknown.

Our newly published paper examined this question, highlighting poor #emotionawareness & #emotionregulaiton as variables critical for enhancing social support in schizophrenia.

https://lnkd.in/ekgMnpwU

#psychosis #alexithymia

Surprising link between childhood adversity and malevolent creativity revealed in new study https://www.psypost.org/surprising-link-between-childhood-adversity-and-malevolent-creativity-revealed-in-new-study/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #childhoodadversity #malevolentcreativity #psychology #empathy #socialsupport

Just learned about a “dementia village” in the Netherlands called the Hogewyk. What a fantastic concept to give people with dementia the care they need but in a “normal” setting with specialty support and dementia-specific accommodations.

https://www.dementiavillage.com/projects/dva-de-hogeweyk/

#Dementia
#Healthcare
#SocialSupport
#Elderly

The Art and Science of Connection by Kasley Killam, 2024

A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health—the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected—to truly flourish.

@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#SocialHealth
#SocialSupport
#connection
#relationships

Our new viewpoint paper in the Journal of Medical Internet Research explores the dynamic relationship between daily social contact 🤝 and pain using Ecological Momentary Assessments📱. Understanding these nuances could reshape pain management strategies.
➡️​ https://www.jmir.org/2024/1/e53830

#PainResearch #SocialSupport

10/10
Wanna read in detail? 🔖
Open Acess (!) here:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07352166.2024.2326498

Joint work with wonderful colleagues Daniela Krüger and Talja Blokland

and a big thank you to our team of interviewers and study participants

#UrbanStudies #COVID19 #SocialSupport 🌍📚

Supportive workplace culture beyond pizza parties

Vickie Leff is a palliative social worker.

https://youtube.com/shorts/3f7A0Ces-F8

Listen here: https://kevinmd.com/podcast

#InstitutionalResponsibility #WorkplaceWellness #SupportiveCulture #HealthcareDebriefings #NormalizeChallenges #SocialSupport

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#BLABBERMOUTH
PANTERA's PHILIP ANSELMO Offers Advice On How To Cope With 'Post-Halloween Blues'

https://blabbermouth.net/news/panteras-philip-anselmo-offers-advice-on-how-to-cope-with-post-halloween-blues

#PostHalloweenBlues #PhilipAnselmo #Pantera #MentalHealth #MindfulManagement #GriefWork #StressManagement #RelaxationTherapies #SocialSupport

You would like to engage with #ISOQOL conference content?

How about reading the 2022 article of the year finalists?

1) Association btw 24h movement behaviors and #HRQL in children
rdcu.be/dpqJY
#Winner 🎉

2) Perceived benefits and limitations of using patient‑reported outcome measures in clinical practice with individual patients
rdcu.be/dpqKK
#Feedback #SysReview

3) #SocialSupport and HRQL among the oldest old
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-021-03070-2
#AgeQualiDe

There's a group in my area called Inclusive Fairborn which is currently raising funds for the region's first-ever trans homecoming event. Check them out at

https://inclusivefairborn.com/

and if you can help with the Trans Homecoming, anything helps at

https://gofund.me/129686df

#Ohio #lgbtqia #SocialSupport #homecoming

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#MetalSucks
Corey Taylor Gets Emotional Discussing Mental Health: “It is Going to be Okay…It is All Temporary”
"As long as you are here, I will always be here for you."

https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/08/18/corey-taylor-gets-emotional-discussing-mental-health-it-is-going-to-be-okay-it-is-all-temporary/

#MentalHealthAwareness
#CoreyTaylor
#HealthJourney
#SelfCareTips
#CovidStress
#SocialSupport
#MentalWellbeing
#StressRelief
#SelfReflection
#SelfLove

Support from a spouse can buffer the toll discrimination takes on mental health; Spouses in same-sex marriages provide more support than different-sex even when amount of discrimination is considered.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31223514

#NICHDImpact #MentalHealth #Marriage #Discrimination #SocialSupport #Same-sexMarriage

Social support and depression in men:

“Traditional masculinities can be characterised by notions such as self-reliance, stoicism and power display (Levant et al., 2020; Mahalik et al., 2003; Whittle et al., 2015), which result in inhibited support-seeking (McGraw et al., 2021) and potentially stronger effects of depressive symptoms on men’s sense of self (Berger et al., 2013).”

Rowland et al. (2023): https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221151000

#Depression
#MentalHealth
#SocialSupport
#Masculinity
#Longitudinal