Back in March, I stumbled upon an interesting study one morning on CBS This Morning, addressing the question of “What makes a good life?” I had been thinking about my own clinical work and how many of my clients over the years have talked to me about their relationships. I knew I had to write a post about it and finally I got around to it.
Mental health issues are often related to dissatisfaction, dysfunction or difficulties with relationships. In fact, one of the most important factors in long-term health, happiness and life satisfaction as it turns out is strong relationships with others.
This was confirmed in the study I mentioned – a 75-year-long research, conducted by Dr. Robert Waldinger, a clinical professor of psychiatry for Harvard Medical School, examining people’s sense of happiness and the question of what makes for a good life.
The results are unequivocal – strong relationships, ones that you can rely on have a positive impact on memory, health and overall satisfaction of life. This is something psychoanalysts have knows for years but it’s always reassuring to have data, confirming what we already know from clinical experience.
[For more of this story, written by Mihaela Bernard, go to http://blogs.psychcentral.com/...our-quality-of-life/]
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