Be Kind

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle"

~Plato~

Social Support

Social support has been defined as information from others that one is loved and cared for, esteemed and valued, and part of a network of communication and mutual obligation from parents, a spouse or lover, other relatives, friends, social and community contacts

(such as clubs), (Rietschlin, 1998), or even a devoted pet (Siegel, 1993)

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Rieschelin, J. 1998. Voluntary association membership and psychological distress. Journal of Health and Social Science Behavior, 39, 348-355.

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Sielgel, J. M. 1993. Companion animals: In sickness and in health. Journal of Social Isuues, 49, 157-167.