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Loneliness
Loneliness
Key Takeaways:
We have a fundamental and biological need for connection.
Loneliness is a subjective experience. If you feel lonely, you are lonely. Population based studies show that social skills make no difference for adults when it comes to social connections and it can effect anyone.
Loneliness is a bodily function. It makes you pay attention to your social needs.
Most people stumble into chronic loneliness by accident. The most convenient and easy thing to sacrifice when we are busy are our social connections. But we are biologically fine-tuned to be connected to each other.
The stress that comes from loneliness is one of the unhealthiest things we can experience. It makes you age, makes cancer deadlier and immune systems weaker.
What you can do:
Recognise the cycle you are trapped in and recognise that loneliness is a totally normally feelings that everyone will experience.
Self-examine what you focus your attention on. Are you assuming the worst
Look at your behavior - are you avoiding being around others?
Please reach out and get professional help if you are struggling.
Sources
Video Source: Kurzgesagt. (2019, February 18). Loneliness. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Xv_g3g-mA
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