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托福写作：朋友话题Willyourfriendsbethereforyou?1Friendsalsoplayakeyroleinhelpingusthroughthetoughesttimes,ofcourse.Sociallyisolatedwomenwithbreastcanceraremorelikelytodiefromtheillnessbecauseofthelackofcare-givingandsupportfromfriendsandfamily,accordingtoastudyattheUniversityofCalifornia.'Thebenefitsoffriendshipsbecomeevenmoreimportantaswegrowolder,wheneventssuchasbereavement,divorceandpeoplemovingaway,canreduceoursocialcircle,'saysclinicalpsychologistSukieBilkhuatPriory'sWellbeingCentreinSouthampton.'Closefriendshipsprovideuswithanincreasedsenseofbelongingandself-worththatisincrediblyimportantforourmentalhealthandwellbeing.'Whatareyourfriendshipneeds?2Anotherfactortobearinmindisthatweallhavedifferentfriendshipneeds.'Theneedforfriendsaswegetolderreallyvariesaccordingtoeachperson'slifeexperiences,'saysBilkhu.'Somepeoplevalueclose-knitfriendstohelpalleviateloneliness,whileothersfeelhappyandcontentintheirowncompany.Therearesomewhodon'tfeeltheneedforanyfriendship"circles"astheirimmediatefamilyfulfillthisneed.Thekeypointisthereisno"ideal"numberoffriends.Whatmattersisthevalueapersonplacesonfriendships.'Interestingly,intelligencemayalsoplayapartindefiningourfriendshipneeds,accordingtoanewstudypublishedintheBritishJournalofPsychology.Researchersfoundthatthemoresocialinteractionswithclosefriendsapersonhad,thegreatertheirself-reportedhappinesstendedtobe.Shouldyoumakemorefriends?3'Thekeyistoexplorewhat'sreallyimportantinyourlife,'Bilkhuadvises.'Ifhavinglargefriendshipcirclesisn'tsomethingthatfulfilsyourpsychological,physiologicalandemotionalneeds,youcanexploreotheravenuesinstead.Thismightmeanrefreshingorrejuvenatingyourrelationshipwithyourpartnerorfamily,ordevelopingrelationshipsinotherwayssuchasthroughmusic,writing,art,nature,healthylivingorspirituality.'Indeed,havinglotsoffriendsdoesn'tnecessarilymakeyouhappierormorefulfilled.It'sworthrememberingthatfriendshipscanalsobeasourceofstressandconflict.Thoseold'playgroundfeelings'canstillreartheirheadsonoccasion:we'veallfeltlet-down,ignored