Loneliness Is Bad For Public Health, And It’s Up To Us To Fix It
29/05/2013
Being alone can be good in small doses, but it’s reaching epidemic proportions, with disastrous results for our collective (...)
Being can be good in small doses, but reaching epidemic proportions, with disastrous results for our collective well-being. Social isolation isn’t good for you. A lack of contact shortens lifespans, and increases disease risk, research shows. And something we should all be taking more seriously. In a wide-ranging essay in the New Republic, Judith Shulevitz shows how has a direct physical impact on our bodies. Rejection and abandonment, in particular, sets off a sort of pyscho-biological feedback loop that’s deeply harmful:Read Full Story