Is it true that strong "social connections" are required for happiness?

[Bit_Happy]

I just saw a PBS show about emotional health that claims "social connections" are required for happiness. Do you believe this is true? ...or
Perhaps it is propaganda to undermine the happiness of independent people who don't always require the "emotional support" of others?

What do you think?
Is it true that strong "social connections" are required for happiness?

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[Monetizer]

I believe for many people it is required. Not everyone can be happy and content without any strong social connections.

[Beliathon]

I just saw a PBS show about emotional health that claims "social connections" are required for happiness. Do you believe this is true?

Yes, though it's not a matter of belief, this is science. Human beings are primates, we are social creatures. We need strong social bonds for our health and happiness.

Related:

TED - Brene Brown: the power of vulnerability

TED - Christopher Ryan: Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?

http://bowlingalone.com/

[Rishblitz]

I am currently taking health class and from my government required course the answer is yes.

[Possum577]

I think it depends on the person. There are loners that are quite happy on their own.

Strong social connections can create happiness in life, however they're not required for happiness.

That's my un-scientific point of view!

[(oYo)]

An introvert, would not necessarily need to make "social connections" to be happy. Also, obviously if you are a sociopath, then "social connections" are NOT required for happiness, other than making a "connection" with intent to do harm that is.

[cheekychap]

Nope, not at all. I highly doubt it. Its actually worse at times, when you start comparing people in the social group you have

[9000]

Well, we are social animals, our interactions with others are very important. specially long relationships, of course some people are different but generally that seems accurate.

[Lethn]

It purely depends on the person as far as I'm concerned. yes, there are those who obsessively seek out social connections, but there are also of course more introverted personalities that like to keep away from that bullshit and will only have a few friends they get along really well with. Since it's PBS don't put it past them to just be touting propaganda, that said, there's nothing in independence that says you can't have friends or a love life, that's bullshit, but equally that doesn't mean you need to rely on such things to begin with, that's what independence is in the first place.

I would agree though with the idea that our governments would see independent and creative thought as a problem because that is precisely what undermines them.

[BitMos]

At the end of the Dunyha it will be useless, all those will be corrupt, alone with God and his Angels. who cares of the rest... bahhh bahhh...

[tee-rex]

I just saw a PBS show about emotional health that claims "social connections" are required for happiness. Do you believe this is true? ...or
Perhaps it is propaganda to undermine the happiness of independent people who don't always require the "emotional support" of others?

What do you think?
Is it true that strong "social connections" are required for happiness?

Human beings are social creatures, and they require communication and social ties with other humans to keep their mental health in order. If you take a social animal (say a horse) and deprive it of interaction with other animals (not necessarily of the same species, e.g. dogs do fine with horses) or humans, it will first become furious then lethargic and may even die in the end.

[BitMos]

I just saw a PBS show about emotional health that claims "social connections" are required for happiness. Do you believe this is true? ...or
Perhaps it is propaganda to undermine the happiness of independent people who don't always require the "emotional support" of others?

What do you think?
Is it true that strong "social connections" are required for happiness?

Human beings are social creatures, and they require communication and social ties with other humans to keep their mental health in order. If you take a social animal (say a horse) and deprive it of interaction with other animals or humans (not necessarily of the same species), it will first become furious then lethargic and may even die in the end.

and if all the others "so called bipeds" are animals, what an human being has in common with them? at least real clean animals know naturally how to behave... I forget their mothers weren't indoctrinated...

[Bytty]

I guess that's why solitary confinement is torture...

[BitMos]

I guess that's why solitary confinement is torture...

stop breathing. the will to die.

Mother Bear don't raise slave :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_%28polar_bear%29#Death

death is tastier than surrender my son, she said, don't breath, it will be better, much love, trust me. He did.

[tee-rex]

I guess that's why solitary confinement is torture...

stop breathing. the will to die.

Won't work. At first you lose consciousness, then you breath again. You don't stop breathing when you sleep, right?

[Beliathon]

I guess that's why solitary confinement is torture...

Yes, it's also one of the reasons the modern world makes us so miserable.  The loss of once ubiquitous platonic affection (non-sexual contact), which all primates are hard-wired for, causes a great deal of suffering for modern people. It's worse for men, because of the fragility of western masculinity.

[BitMos]

I guess that's why solitary confinement is torture...

stop breathing. the will to die.

Won't work. At first you lose consciousness, then you breath again. You don't stop breathing when you sleep, right?

sure? and maybe at the first trial... when you are in solitary confinement, you have the time to train until reaching perfection...

I guess that's why solitary confinement is torture...

Yes, it's also one of the reasons the modern world makes us so miserable.  The loss of once ubiquitous platonic affection (non-sexual contact), which all primates are hard-wired for, causes a great deal of suffering for modern people. It's worse for men, because of the fragility of western masculinity.

by design, we all know that the girls across all generations all space have never confronted their masters, the way men do. so strategically the enemy of mankind would have targeted men first... women are the best slaves... and when they have children, they are soft as butter... (only a few can stand, like the One and the boiling water) exceptions...

[bronan]

ofcourse not, you only need a few hundred million bucks thats all.
Social stuff is not needed at all, too many around to try steal your money.

[tee-rex]

I guess that's why solitary confinement is torture...

stop breathing. the will to die.

Won't work. At first you lose consciousness, then you breath again. You don't stop breathing when you sleep, right?

sure? and maybe at the first trial... when you are in solitary confinement, you have the time to train until reaching perfection...

Absolutely. No matter how hard you try, you can't change with just the power of thought what is made to function without any at all. The stories of men completely shutting down their heart by their will only are fables of the same kind.

Though you can always starve yourself to death instead.

[Amph]

not really , you can be happy even alone, if you have a truly passion, that fills your time(not talking about a job, but anything, you really like and makes you happy)

interpersonal relationships are overrated