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I think loneliness is something that goes deeper than how many friends you have. You can be surrounded with people and still feel lonely.
by FinanceAnon 5y ago
I think loneliness is something that goes deeper than how many friends you have. You can be surrounded with people and still feel lonely.
- hattmall 5y agoI think that's depression. I'm guessing these tips are more for the technically lonely, which is probably a much higher number in the past due to WFH and quarantines.
- erhk 5y agoIt's also having shallow friendships
- conistonwater 5y agoThat's not true at all. Also, historically, there's been a trend of attributing negative things to depression. I've read John Cacioppo's work (here's an interview: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/04/how-loneliness-begets-loneliness/521841/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/04/how-lonel...), and as far as I know it's both scientifically well-founded and at least somewhat actionable.
- throwawayboise 5y agoI would agree about attributing too much to depression. I'm not saying depression isn't real, but there's a motivator to attribute things to it because it creates more customers for pills that will allegedly fix it.
- kayodelycaon 5y agoAs someone who has depression (via bipolar), this over-attribution is real and it hurts those who actually need help. Medication is literally a life-saver for me but no one should be taking it if they don't need it.
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- throwawayboise 5y agoAh well I agree with the second sentence, but having friends is different from just being around other people. And I guess if you really have friends and still feel lonely, making more friends might not help much.