Social Wellness includes having positive interactions with and enjoying being with others.  It is having comfort and ease during work and leisure situations and communicating feelings and needs to others.  It involves developing and building close friendships and intimacy; practicing empathy and effective listening; caring for others and for the common good, and allowing others to care for you.  It is recognizing the need for leisure and recreation and budgeting time for those activities.

Regular social interaction and a large social circle has been shown to have the following benefits:

    * Greater likelihood of developing close friendships.
    * Less depression and generally increased levels of happiness.
    * Increased physical wellness and longer life spans.
    * Less frequent illness and faster recovery times.
    * Greater likelihood of employment, career progress and material success.