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Clive Cowdery. If you are dealing with social anxiety disorder SAD , you may find it difficult to make and keep friends. Although you may convince yourself that you don't need friends to get along, there are many good reasons to want to have friends.

Here are some of the arguments in support of friendship for people with SAD. There is a huge amount of evidence showing that people who experience loneliness tend to have worse health later on.

A groundbreaking study of 7, people reported that people who were disconnected from others were twice as likely to die during the study, compared to those with strong friendships.

Since this study, research has confirmed the link between loneliness and poor health many times—including for such specific health issues as depression, substance abuse , heart disease, and even cancer.

One possible explanation for those health benefits is that friendships can help you make lifestyle changes that can have a direct impact on your well-being.

For example, your friends might encourage you to eat better, exercise, and get more sleep. People are more motivated and likely to stick to a weight loss or exercise program when they do it with a buddy.

It's much easier to get out and stay active when you have a friend by your side. That friend may also suggest activities that you would not have considered on your own—thus, pushing you outside your comfort zone to challenge your anxiety.

Friends and social support are especially important during times of crisis and turbulence. If you find yourself going through a hard time, having a friend to help you through can make the transition easier.

Research also shows that happiness is contagious among friends. One study of high school students found that those who were depressed were twice as likely to recover if they had happy friends.

Likewise, kids were half as likely to develop depression if their friends had a "healthy mood. The reverse wasn't true, however: If one friend was depressed, it didn't spread to others in the friend group.

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This, in turn, encourages a smooth transition into school life for the child. Friends for Life builds resilience, social and emotional skills in children aged 8 to My Friends Youth is an evidence-based program that has been proven to decrease anxiety and depression in adolescents aged 12 to One in five children and adolescents have an anxiety disorder.

A child or adolescent experiencing an anxiety disorder may experience inhibited personal development, academic underachievement, social isolation or depression.