Although there is no complete consensus that has been reached on this topic, yet I would like to take a stance and make my disagreement with the given thesis that the best way to relax and reduce stress is by spending some time alone. In order to substantiate my central focal points, I will provide specific reasons and explore the given topic in great detail in this essay.
To begin with, I firmly believe that the best way to relax and reduce stress is spending time with friends. Opponents of my perspective claim that the best way of reducing stress is being alone and relax in a quiet atmosphere. Proponents of this view several points as the rationales for their argument and their argument might have some validity. But after closer look, there exists an abundance of examples that calling into question what they claim. Among such examples, my personal experience can elucidate their incorrect viewpoint. When I often meet my friends, when I was stressed out. When we meet, my friends and I usually talk and listen to each other’s hardships which make us to be stressful. As far as I concerned, I think it is really good for each other to talk about hardships and help out how to relieve each other. Moreover, even if we don’t really talk about that, it was also helpful for me to reduce stress and relax that hanging out and having some time with them. This validates my earlier contention that being with friends is the best way to relax and reduce stress.
The account of mine that I illustrated above is not the only evidence to support my view. A recent survey conducted by one of the leading educational consulting firms in Korea endorsed my opinion when the survey respondents were asked whether they sided with the argument that there are more possibilities to get depressed when people are stressed out. A leading educational expert claims that the worst situation when people are stressed out is being alone. This is because, it is much easier to stay in a depression rather than giving themselves time to relax, and getting out of the depression. They would just think negatively about the circumstances that they are getting through. As a result, they would be more stressed out and would not be able to help themselves to relax.
In conclusion, in spite of the fact that there may be opinions that being alone help to relax and reduce stress. However, taking into account of all the factors that I described above, we may reach to the conclusion that the best way to relax and reduce stress is spending time with friends, and not being alone.