Social Wellness

 

Social Wellness is building and engaging in trusting, respectful, and authentic relationships.

It鈥檚 less about having lots of connections and more about having supportive people in your life who contribute to your growth. 


Signs of Social Wellness

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  • Development of assertiveness skills not passive or aggressive ones
  • Balancing social and personal time
  • The ability to be who you are in all situations
  • Becoming engaged with other people in your community
  • Valuing diversity and treat others with respect
  • Continually being able to maintain and develop friendships and social networks
  • The ability to create boundaries within relationship boundaries that encourage communication, trust and conflict management
  • Remembering to have fun
  • Having supportive network of family and friends

5 choices you can make to enhance your social wellness

  1. Putting effort into building your social wellness.
  2. Getting involved on campus by joining student organizations, intramural sports, or attending residence hall socials鈥攋ust a few ways to connect.
  3. Ending relationships that no longer contribute to your well鈥慴eing, including friendships. After ending a relationship, giving yourself time and space to grieve.
  4. Balancing alone time and social time. Well鈥慴eing comes from having a relationship with yourself and with others.
  5. Treating others with the same compassion, respect, and trust that you want to receive.

Check-in with your social wellness

  • How am I at asking for help?
  • Do I surround yourself with people who I can trust and I know care about  me? 
  • Are I able to communicate clearly when dealing with conflict?
  • Do I have at least one good friend you can count on?
  • How motivated am I to build a 麻豆社 community by getting involved? 
  • Am I okay with being alone?

Communication & Boundaries 

Communicating clearly helps you articulate your needs and set boundaries with your energy, time, and priorities.

Learn more about communication

 

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