Friendship Day 2025: Research shows that friends help reduce stress and improve mental health.

International Friendship Day is not just an opportunity to celebrate relationships but also to understand the benefits of friendship for health. Research shows that friends help reduce stress and improve mental health.

Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year across the world. This time this special day is falling on 3 August. This day is not just an opportunity to remember and thank friends but also an opportunity to celebrate such feelings that make our life better. Often we see friendship as an emotional support, but experts believe that strong friendship also has a deep impact on mental and physical health. In such a situation, today we will tell you how friendship is beneficial for health as well as being close to the heart.

 

Not money or fame, friendship gives real happiness

An 80-year-long study by Harvard University has revealed that the secret of a person's real happiness and long life is neither money nor fame. Rather, close and true relationships like friendship become the real support. Some experts associated with Harvard say that when you make new friends or give time to old relationships, it increases social bonding and brings mental stability. According to the report of Mayo Clinic, good friends not only bring happiness in life but also give courage in difficult times. They also help you overcome mental problems like stress, loneliness and depression.

 

These are the health benefits of friendship

True friends give a purpose and closeness to your life. Spending time with friends reduces stress and also gives mental peace. Apart from this, it also increases your confidence and self-esteem. Some studies have found that these friends stand with you in difficult times like losing a loved one, illness or losing a job. Friends are the ones who get you out of bad habits like drinking too much alcohol or adopting a lazy lifestyle. Research shows that people who have a strong social support system have less health problems like blood pressure, depression and obesity. Also, such people live a long and wonderful life.

 

Giving time to friendship is also important

In a busy life, we often ignore our friends. But on this Friendship Day, it is important to remember that to maintain a relationship, you need not only emotions but also time. Sparing some time for friends not only strengthens friendship but is also beneficial for your health.