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It won’t hurt to evaluate your social network. Look at your social network and make sure you have comfortable support in the following key areas: emotional, social, informational, and practical support.
Emotional support - Do you have a friend who is a confidant and who you can trust with your most personal feelings and worries?
Social support - Do you have a friend you enjoy being with, who helps you survive disappointments and who understands your pain?
Informational support - Do you have someone you can ask for advice on major decisions?
Practical support - Do you have a friend who will help you out in a pinch (close friend, coworker, family member)?
Emotional support - Do you have a friend who is a confidant and who you can trust with your most personal feelings and worries?
Social support - Do you have a friend you enjoy being with, who helps you survive disappointments and who understands your pain?
Informational support - Do you have someone you can ask for advice on major decisions?
Practical support - Do you have a friend who will help you out in a pinch (close friend, coworker, family member)?
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