As a counselor, I ask clients about who their support system is. Answers range from no one to quite a long list of names. My question to you is borrowed from a popular tv series. Who is your person? Who can you call right now if you have a mental health issue or a physical issue? Can you name three people who would be there for you immediately? Have you thought about putting ICE (In case of emergency contacts in your phone) or haven't because you aren't sure who to include? If you are coming up short in this quick quiz, you are not alone. We have at our fingertips, hundreds of facebook friends and twitter and pinterest followers. Are they truly "friends"? Look around you. There are other human beings experiencing loneliness that the "busy"ness of life can't mask. Sometimes a smile can launch a thousand ships (or start a lifelong friendship), or so I have read.
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