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some people think it is fine to move to a new city or country even if they lose longtime friends. However, in my opinion, this is not a good situation since many people without old friends experience emotional problems and have hard time finding someone to lend a hand.
To begin with, people who lose their longtime friends often have emotional problems. Old friends typically spend years getting to know each other and are very familiar with each other because of shared experience. Without such friends, people have no one who can understand every aspect of life and support emotional care. A study was conducted by Tom Rath, the director of the Gallup organization, to determine whether long time friends could affect person's stress level. There were two groups monitored. The first group was formed of people who lived near to their closest longtime friends. The other group was formed of people who lived far away from their closest friends and do not meet regularly. The result showed that the stress level of the latter group was much higher. The reasons were that first, the people of latter group confessed they do not feel comfort and get depressed easily. Also, these negative effects often lead to the feelings of isolation and anxiety.
On top of that, after a person moves, it becomes very difficult to find someone to lend a hand when help is needed. Old friends live too far away to provide direct support and people are reluctant to ask new friends for help because they do not know each other well. For example, when I planned to go on a vacation for a couple of weeks I needed someone to look after my dogs while I was away. However, I recently moved to a new city and did not have old friends near. In the end, I had to cancel my trip.
To sum up, when people lose their old friends after move, they often experience psychological issues and feel uncomfortable to ask new friends for help. In this regard, moving to a new city is not a good idea because people will lose their friends they have known each other for many years.
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