How many friends are necessary in life? You must have never noticed this. But a recent book has claimed that having too many friends is not a good thing. In the age of social media, it is normal to have a huge network of friends. But Britain’s famous author and relationship expert Elizabeth Day says, ‘Having too many close friends can have a negative effect on you. People start taking you less serious.

Elizabeth said in ‘Friendaholic’ – only four friends are better than five
In her new book ‘Friendaholic’, Elizabeth has told that four to five friends are better for good mental health. If there are more than this, then the benefit is less or not at all. The tendency to have more than seven friends has been shown to be associated with increased symptoms of depression. Elizabeth added this fact to herself.

In fact, he felt lonely for a long time in the lockdown. She says, ‘During this time I made a lot of friends and stayed connected with them. But it was not possible to maintain contact with everyone. I don’t even know many of them. That’s why it proved to be a bad friend of some people. People for whom you leave everything, says Elizabeth. Attends his calls even at 4 in the morning. You are sure that he will stand by you in times of trouble. Such people are only a handful. Not necessarily close to everyone.

In her new book ‘Friendaholic’, Elizabeth has told that four to five friends are better for good mental health.

Elizabeth told about her friends
Elizabeth, who has suffered multiple miscarriages, says such sad moments provide valuable lessons about who your friends really are. I am lucky that I got such friends. He told about best friend Emma. Emma is always with him. She wants nothing from Elizabeth in return. Elizabeth gives the example of the study of India and Asian countries, according to which people here give importance to equality and culture in friendship. That’s why friendship lasts for a long time.

Big circle doesn’t necessarily mean more friends: Study
Most people don’t realize that having too many friends is a major barrier to social interaction, because people assume you’re less capable of taking on the responsibilities of friendship. According to a study in the journal Personality and Social Psychology, people prefer to connect with people who have fewer friends. This fact has proved wrong that the bigger your circle the more people would like to be friends.