Our mental health can be affected by the availability of a kind forum to express ourselves. As well as looking to friends, we can look to art to help.

Our mental health can be affected by the availability of a kind forum to express ourselves. As well as looking to friends, we can look to art to help.
When we are suffering, we may be tempted to isolate ourselves. In contrast, reaching out to help others boosts a sense of connection and helps our mental and physical health.
Endings are hard. They can make us feel dependent, and threaten our ego. How we handle separation says a lot about us.
Sensitivity to fitting in is natural to a human. To avoid too much adaptive pressure, we can ‘find our people’.
Intimacy is beneficial, and it involves risk.
We need to handle manipulators with awareness.