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If you are lonely, your body is being harmed as if you were an alcoholic. Surprising claim if true.
by mensetmanusman 3y ago
If you are lonely, your body is being harmed as if you were an alcoholic.
Surprising claim if true.
- 11235813213455 3y agowhat is "lonely"? I think one problem in our society is how binary we are, everything is on a ]0, 1[ scale instead of {0, 1}. We are all more or less schizophrenic, all more or less lonely. It's just finding the right cursor
- detourdog 3y agoWhat I’m starting to notice is that personality disorders represent normal traits used inappropriately. Once one notices they are reacting in a pattern instead of responding to actual events it becomes a disorder.
- otteromkram 3y agoLonely is being single and needing someone else (eg - friends, family, significant other) to quell the feeling of helplessness or disorder. Alone is being single and loving it. (I'm part of the latter group.)
- goatlover 3y agoAnd what of people who prefer solitude and limited social contact? Not everyone is an outgoing socialite. Some people gain energy by being alone.
- awelxtr 3y agoLonely != Alone People who prefer solitude normally don't feel lonely
- Trasmatta 3y agoI think it's more complicated than that, I prefer solitude but I still get lonely too.
- wanderingstan 3y agoLoneliness != Solitude, and this is clear in the research. For example: > Loneliness is the feeling of being alone, regardless of the amount of social contact. https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/lonely-older-adults.html https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/lonely-older...