Friendship for women does not imply or mean the same as for men, female friendships, friends, are very important in women’s lives, women talk about different things with each other, deepen their conversations.
For us time and distance don’t matter: a friend is a friend forever. Although we haven’t seen each other in years, neither love nor trust will diminish. We are a fraternity that makes us strong. This is something we carry in our collective DNA and it has always been like this.
- “Female friendships are just a leap for our brotherhood.
- And brotherhood can be a very powerful force.
- “Jane Fonda?.
In fact, in the past, women shared much more than they do today, cared for their babies in shifts, came together to cook together, and shared an intimacy that can only be achieved through deep friendship, this shared life was a source. of strength and comfort upon which his daily life was built. Women learned from each other, took care of themselves, and could count on each other.
Today women live much more isolated and separated from each other, the opportunities to meet us are much more limited, but that does not reduce our need to feel together and, in fact, women who are not usually with their friends or who lose touch feel a great inner void, difficult to fill with anything else.
“Friendships between women are special. They shape what we feel and what we need to be. They calm our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps of our marriage, and help us remember who we really are. -Gale Berkowitz-
The true benefits of friendship are immeasurable. Friends make life better. In this sense, studies show that friendship has a greater impact on our physical and psychological well-being than any other family relationship.
Female friendship has a great impact on our physical and psychological well-being as women, because we share this special bond when we unern our souls, in this way we find the support and encouragement we need to overcome our problems and limitations.
In fact, according to the researchers, the release of the hormone oxytocin is, especially for women, the elixir of friendship and, therefore, of health.
“The female friendships that work are relationships in which women help each other and belong to themselves. ?Louise Bernikow-
A major study found that women react to stress differently than men, which has important health implications. When people are under stress, the combat or flight response is activated and releases hormones, such as cortisol.
Oxytocin is another hormone secreted by men and women in response to stress. In women, it dampens the combat or flight response and makes them protect and care for their children and meet other women.
This works not only in humans, but also in many other species, when women get involved in caring for their loved ones or in friendly relationships with other women, they release oxytocin, so they are better able to combat stress and calm down.
On the other hand, men release high testosterone levels when stressed, reducing the calming effects of oxytocin, so they are more likely to react with anger and violence; however, women produce estrogen, which increases the effects of oxytocin, leading them to seek social support to release this hormone.
It seems that this difference in the pursuit of social support in times of stress is the main way men and women differ in their response to stress, and is one of the most fundamental differences in the behavior of both sexes.
It should be noted at this stage that a breast cancer study found that women without close friends were four times more likely to die from the disease than women with 10 or more friends. Interestingly, proximity and the amount of contact with friends are associated with survival. Simply having friends is already a protective agent.
“A lot of women have no idea how important it is to have a friendship. “-Lily Tomlin-