Does communication serves us only to ask for a plum?

Does communication only serve us to provide information?

Contrary to the first thought, communication is included in many of our needs. George Bernard Shaw used to say, "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it took place." We say, but we don't always convey what we actually wanted to communicate in a clear and transparent way. In order for a person to be fully satisfied and develop in the most effective way, he must take care of his needs, which are fulfilled by nothing but communication. At the end of the 70s, prof. Abraham Maslow, described the ladder of our needs, and also showed the relationships between them. In other words, he described the individual stages in which we meet our needs. To meet the needs of higher levels, such as social needs, knowledge and aesthetics, as well as the need for social perception, the presence of another person is necessary, which in effect translates into communication that the more effective it is, the more our needs will be satisfied.

First, physiological needs.

Although these are the simplest, lower-level needs in the Maslow ladder, their importance is extremely important. People communicate with each other at this level to relieve stress, or colloquially saying "for mental hygiene". Why is this type of need so important? Let the following examples, for example, testify to this:

Deadly tumors affect people who are in social isolation two to three times more often than those who lead social life. Pregnant women left without support and care are three times more likely to experience complications than women who enjoy the support of loved ones in a difficult prenatal period. People living in social isolation are four times more likely to experience a common cold.

During the Vietnam War, American soldiers who were captured by the Vietkon army were primarily isolated from prisoner-of-war camps. It was a much more effective form of torture than physical torture. Companions of captivity were willing to undergo torture rather than stop communicating. The above examples clearly show how essential for our well-being is communication.