Helping Other People With Their Problems Helps You Too [PsychologyToday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 5/8/174:00 AM

When you experience sadness, anxiety, or depression, it is helpful to reach out to other people for help. Being around others helps reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression.

But why does this work?

One possibility is that talking to other people about your problems helps you to externalize those problems and that makes you feel better. Another possibility is that there is something in the interactions that changes the way you think about problems you face.

[For more of this story, written by Art Markman, go to https://www.psychologytoday.co...oblems-helps-you-too]

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