In the early days of the pandemic, many of us got used to solitude. It’s a habit we need to break.
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In the early days of the pandemic, many of us got used to solitude. It’s a habit we need to break.
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Even before the pandemic, there was an “epidemic of loneliness,” and it was affecting physical health and life expectancy.
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Loneliness is common. One study says that 3 in 5 American adults describe themselves as lonely — and that was before the pandemic.
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Dr. Vivek Murthy and Arthur Brooks discuss loneliness—what it feels like, how difficult it is to identify, and the remedies to alleviate its impact on our daily lives.
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Social isolation is rife in Australia, but loneliness can strike whether you're connected to social networks or not. Here are some suggestions for what to do about it.
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Loneliness is a bigger cause of death than a poor diet, obesity, alcohol consumption, and lack of exercise, and it's on a par with heavy smoking. So let's get talking about it.
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Much of modern life, though seeming to promote connectivity, has had the opposite effect of fostering social isolation and loneliness, experts say.
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The pain of isolation may be what motivates people to make friends.
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Being lonely won't just make you miserable; it could also suppress your immune system and knock years of your life. - New Zealand Herald
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For young Britons, loneliness is an epidemic – and they are even more likely to fall victim to its insidious dangers than the elderly. Natalie Gil reports
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Stephen Fry, who suffers from a form of bipolar disorder, has detailed his suicide attempt and crippling loneliness in a candid blog post.
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Loneliness is a public health problem which should be tackled - and it doesn't just affect the elderly in society, say experts at an international conference.
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In the early hours of July 11, 1999, I lost two very significant people in my life. One of them was my mother, the other was a stranger.
I'd known for a year my mum was dying, and I was dedicated to being there for her when it happened. The hospice promised they'd be able to warn me when the time was close, but they misjudged the signs, so instead of being at her bedside, I was in a stranger's bed.
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New research suggests that loneliness can spread from person to person within a network, like a disease...
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Social media shouldn't be treated as a cure for loneliness, and online social contact may in fact mask real social disconnection, the author of new research says.
A report for the Australia Institute says lonely people may use social media to find social support, but they have fewer Facebook friends and count fewer of them as "real friends".
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People are supposed to love other people. So why is it that consumers are prone to borderline-romantic infatuations with stuff ranging from cars to computers, and even guns? A new study says loneliness is primarily to blame.
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Is loneliness lethal? According to two new studies published online Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, living alone or feeling lonely can increase your chances of disability and early death.