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- ADOLESCENCE- How Adolescence Increases Loneliness for Teenager and Parent. Both can miss the old childhood closeness as more growth separates them apart. Reviewed by Davia SillsKEY POINTS- Loneliness is feeling socially disconnected and missing good companionship. Developing independence and individuality can cause more loneliness in adolescent life. To stay close, the parent can offer constant communication and companionship as they grow apart. Parents can make a commitment to always be available so their teenager doesn't feel isolated and alone....0 Comments 0 Shares 1330 Views
- ANXIETY- Overcoming Loneliness Through Vulnerability. If you are lonely, have you considered being more open with others, with wisdom? Reviewed by Hara Estroff MaranoKEY POINTS- Loneliness can result from fears of social rejection, embarrassment, and humiliation. Many people with social anxiety disorder dismiss their symptoms and don't seek treatment. Just one close relationship can be helpful to your well-being. Chris Meisenhalder/Used with permission There' are a lot of people in this world. And many of them suffer...0 Comments 0 Shares 1461 Views
- BOREDOM- The Boredom of Solitude. How can we defeat loneliness and combat boredom? Reviewed by Michelle QuirkKEY POINTS- Loneliness and boredom are common bedfellows. Like boredom, loneliness is rising and is bad for our mental and physical health. We need meaningful social connections to combat both boredom and loneliness. Five years ago, the government of Great Britain appointed a Loneliness Minister to the great delight of late-night talk show hosts across the pond—the...0 Comments 0 Shares 1523 Views
- ENVIRONMENT- Nature Can Soothe Loneliness. Nature provides solace when we are struggling with social connection.KEY POINTS- There are mental health benefits to spending time in nature, including soothing loneliness. Connection with the natural world can buffer a lack of social connections by inspiring a sense of belonging. Seeing oneself in relation to nature and building mindfulness skills can help foster gratitude for it. A relationship with the natural world can be shared with others and can...0 Comments 0 Shares 1135 Views
- How Loneliness Can Affect Brain Function. Lonely brains process differently, linked to feelings of disconnection. Reviewed by Gary DrevitchIn 1995, Baumeister and Leary wrote, “the need to belong is a powerful, fundamental and extremely pervasive motivation” for the social beings we humans are. When we cannot connect with others, when we feel disconnected from other humans, we feel loneliness. Loneliness affects more than our emotional responses; it can and does affect our physical bodies. In a large...0 Comments 0 Shares 1582 Views
- Is Loneliness Just a Problem in Individualistic Cultures? Debunking cultural myths about loneliness. Reviewed by Gary DrevitchKEY POINTS- People in more collectivist cultures do not report less loneliness than those in individualistic cultures. Individualism may increase the risk for loneliness due to greater social isolation. Collectivism may increase loneliness by confining people to emotionally unfulfilling relationships. Judging from casual conversations and media reports on loneliness, it appears...0 Comments 0 Shares 1312 Views
- Loneliness Is Not Being Alone. New research reveals how being alone is related to feeling lonely.KEY POINTS- Psychology distinguishes feeling lonely from being socially isolated, but uses surveys to study both. In new research, my colleagues and I sampled sounds of daily life to assess a person's time alone. We found that the relationship between being alone and feeling lonely is weak and curved. Is this person feeling lonely? Or happy to be alone? Source: Sindre...0 Comments 0 Shares 1433 Views
- Loneliness, Creativity, and Empathy. What’s the fundamental ambivalence in loneliness?To alleviate the emptiness and pain of loneliness, Richard Deming wandered through the streets of Boston, with a flask of Jack Daniels under his coat, asking strangers the time, not to start a conversation, but to prove, “at least provisionally,” that he did exist. At home, he dialed the phone, again and again, asking for “Paul,” and then drank himself into oblivion when...0 Comments 0 Shares 1411 Views
- LONELINESS- 10 Things to Do When You Feel Lonely. Tell people you feel lonely. Reviewed by Vanessa LancasterKEY POINTS- Loneliness can take a toll on our physical and emotional well-being. Researchers have found that loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes per day. Strategies to combat loneliness include connecting with others online, listening to podcasts, or volunteering. Loneliness is a universal human experience, and the isolation felt by so many during...0 Comments 0 Shares 1929 Views
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