The Fundamental Need for Friendship – In Crisis

I love this interview with Mel Robbins, but I question one thing. I feel that Mel’s models of time in primary, secondary, and tertiary school are still from her lense of her own history. Which is outdated.

Back then, playgrounds were full of kids, and malls had teenagers hanging out. Life wasn’t as isolated. 

TODAY - many friendships don’t have PROXIMITY, they are online. 

These playgrounds are empty. 

And you can have two teenagers in the same room on their gadgets without having one single conversation. 

** ‼️ The teens and adolescents I mentor in the work that I do, already have friendships (lack of/ toxic friendships) in crisis with everyone being online. They feel isolated even when they are all within physical proximity. Social media has changed that landscape for sure.  This widespread depression and isolation in our teens is documented in several articles. 

So FRIENDSHIPS TODAY - have also EVOLVED. 

MANY - don’t have proximity, but the online friendships share high commonality. 

It doesn’t make it a grounded friendship - perhaps online friendships are exactly that — UNHEALTHY. 

I don’t have the answers — but it’s worth exploring and discussing the implications, on a level of mental health and our fundamental need for CONNECTION. 

I believe this massive change in our social landscape — reflects one thing for sure around Friendships. 

FRIENDSHIPS, and real CONNECTION has undergone massive change faster than our brains could cope and process, AND FRIENDSHIPS and CONNECTION ARE currently going through CRISIS. 

Discuss!

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