Here's why Friends is the show you just can't quit - according to a psychologist

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Looks like Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Phoebe, Monica and Joey have your back in ways they never expected.

It’s official – Friends is there for you in ways you didn’t even know they were, as a psychologist has revealed that it could have soothing qualities for those suffering with anxiety.

Even our hangovers the next morning just wouldn’t be right without one quick trip to Central Perk or Monica’s apartment. So why can we just not quit our six favourite coffee addicts?in Highgate, has revealed the show actually calms your brain, and told‘Having worked for over a period of 20 years with those experiencing anxiety, I can conclude that among other factors, it is the repetitive and relational nature of programs such as Friends and Big Bang Theory that will be doing the trick.

‘[Watching Friends] is about an experience of repair, of watching the characters in the show repeatedly having worries, which then get repaired and soothed, usually in the context of other relationships in their lives,’ Hekster reveals.

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