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August 17, 2011

Your Most Awkward Friends May Save Your Life

Your Most Awkward Friends May Save Your Life - Yahoo! News

Keeping your insecure and anxious friends around may be a good strategy to protect yourself, according to a recent study.

The results show that people who are anxious about relationships or who tend to avoid them are better at detecting impending danger and acting quickly.

Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in Israel worked with 138 college students and found that those who avoided close relationships or were more anxious had faster responses when placed in a potentially dangerous situation.

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