Expand Your Network and Expand Your Happiness By Brenda Williams At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

One of the biggest mistakes that we can make as humans is to completely isolate ourselves from other people all of the time. There are moments when it can be healthy and even beneficial to remove oneself from the regular, busy schedule that life often provides us with. But to live your life as a hermit is never a good thing. As human beings, we need to know that we are not totally alone in the world. Taking a moment to apply this thinking to the real world, have you ever seen one person start and then maintain a business venture solely on their own?

In order for any business to succeed, we must turn to the help of others. The same logic applies if we aren't feeling well or are in need of medical attention. If you surround yourself with a good network of people who care about you, such as family members and close friends (even colleagues), then one or more of them will know when something is amiss even if you don't explicitly state that you have a problem. At times, we are afraid or ashamed to admit that we have a problem and that we need help. This is where it is helpful to have friends and family members that care about your well-being.

Drug and alcohol rehab centers provide a type of expanded network or extended family. Rehab centers are more often times than not, successful in rehabilitating a person because that person is in a closed environment in which there is a strong focus on the issue at hand. Whether it's a problem with depression, drug abuse or alcohol abuse, the staff members at rehab centers get to the heart of the issue and try to figure out what is causing the problem. Recovering from depression is not something you want to tackle by yourself. As much as you may think that you don't need help or don't want to burden other people with your problems, accept the help that is offered!

Sometimes, we have to put ourselves in other people's shoes, so to speak, in order to understand what someone else is going through. If you were struggling with a major issue but were reluctant to tell anyone, who are you really helping? Expand your network of people who care about you. If you are upset, don't bottle it it; tell someone. You may be saving yourself a great deal of problems later on. Look at all of the people who commit suicide each year. Do you think for a second that if they had simply told someone and then that someone had helped them seek help for their issues that they would've committed suicide? Chances are that they probably would've re-thought their situation and realized that while things were bad, they could be a lot worse. Contrary to what many think, it is ok to tell more than one person that you have a problem. The more people who know that you are struggling, the more people you will have available who will be able to help and support you.

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