Friendships can be a very crucial aspect in maintaining our mental health. Friends put things in perspective for us, keep us grounded, while also helping us manage the problems that life can throw our way.
Many of us might have the instinct to distance ourselves from friends when we are dealing with mental health problems. We do not realize that with the right friends, we are able to overcome and recover from mental struggles and the isolate that comes with them. In turn we develop some of the strongest relationships with people that have supported us through our most trying times.
Talking to friends about mental health, or supporting a friend dealing with a mental health problem can be hard to do. So on Mental Mixology's episode, Friendships and Mental Health host Elex is joined by cohosts and best friends, Jessica Coble and Annie Guier to talk about how to have those hard conversations with your friends about mental health. Along with discussing many topics in regards to different kinds of friendships, friendship dynamics, unhealthy vs. healthy friendships, along with so much more.