World Mental Health Day: Loneliness Is More Dangerous Than You Think — It's A Silent Epidemic And Connection Is Cure
5 months, 2 weeks ago

World Mental Health Day: Loneliness Is More Dangerous Than You Think — It's A Silent Epidemic And Connection Is Cure

ABP News  

By Rita Aggarwal In today’s world, loneliness is no longer just a fleeting emotion; it has grown into a public health concern. The World Health Organization states that social isolation and loneliness are both increasingly being recognised as a priority public health problem and policy issue across all age groups. But the impact of loneliness goes far beyond feeling disconnected — it disturbs our peace, weakens the body’s immunity, and can lead to serious mental and physical health issues. The Ripple Effect: How Loneliness Threatens Peace The effects of poor mental health aren’t confined to individuals — they ripple out into society. Studies consistently show that strong social connections are a protective factor against mental health issues, enhancing both emotional and physical well-being.

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Want to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier? Then Cultivate Your Social Connections
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Want to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier? Then Cultivate Your Social Connections

Wired  

Social scientist Kasley Killam has always been fascinated by the science of human connection. At Google’s health spinoff, Verily, her job was to bring people together to promote social health. “I first came across the term ‘social health’ during my research at Stanford, where I was developing an app around human connection,” Killam says. Kasley Killam: The reason why I …

India’s loneliness epidemic | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s loneliness epidemic | Explained

The Hindu  

December 26, 2023 01:21 pm | Updated December 27, 2023 10:29 am IST It is difficult to put a number on all the lonely people in the world. For research, loneliness is largely understood to be “the unpleasant experience that occurs when a person’s network of social relations is deficient in some important way, either quantitatively or qualitatively,” and is …

The Take: Is loneliness the next global health threat?
1 year, 3 months ago

The Take: Is loneliness the next global health threat?

Al Jazeera  

More people globally say they’re struggling to find deep connections. Loneliness is as harmful to a person’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The World Health Organization has even declared it a “global public health concern”, echoing a warning by the top US health authority. In this episode: Niobe Way, New York University professor of developmental psychology Episode credits: …

Only the lonely know the way I feel'
1 year, 3 months ago

Only the lonely know the way I feel'

Deccan Chronicle  

Feeling lonely is tough. Evolutionary mechanisms for loneliness As cavemen, we lived in “tribes.” The idea behind tribes was that everyone had assigned roles; some stayed back to take care of the family while others went out to hunt. Social connections ensure reproductive success in the tribes, where individuals formed partnerships and even shared caregiving responsibilities for children,” explains Dr. …

Loneliness Isn’t Just Bad for Your Health—It’s Deadly
1 year, 4 months ago

Loneliness Isn’t Just Bad for Your Health—It’s Deadly

Live Mint  

If you think canceling plans is always good self-care, you might want to think again. “There is potentially a protective effect around monthly friends and family visits," said Dr. Hamish Foster, the study’s lead author and a clinical research fellow at the University of Glasgow. “This uncomfortable, distressful feeling of being lonely over time has a negative effect," said Antonio …

Opinion: How Rosh Hashana encourages us to fight the loneliness epidemic
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: How Rosh Hashana encourages us to fight the loneliness epidemic

LA Times  

Three years ago, on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, we stood alone in a sanctuary leading services through a video camera. But as the great Jewish philosopher Maimonides observed, “positive behavior characteristics are not acquired by doing great positive act but rather through the repetition of many positive acts.” This is akin to the lessons taught by cognitive behavioral …

Strategies to combat the impact of loneliness on the mental health of elderly
1 year, 7 months ago

Strategies to combat the impact of loneliness on the mental health of elderly

Hindustan Times  

Caring for our elders is a societal duty that extends beyond individual efforts and as a community, it is our responsibility to recognise and solve the escalating difficulties and isolation they experience in the contemporary society. Strategies to combat the impact of loneliness on the mental health of elderly The Longitudinal Ageing Study of India suggests that more than one …

The COVID pandemic may be "over" — but the pandemic of loneliness is getting worse
1 year, 9 months ago

The COVID pandemic may be "over" — but the pandemic of loneliness is getting worse

Salon  

On May 11, the CDC terminated its emergency declaration for COVID-19, marking an official end to the pandemic in America. The experience of that "enduring condition of emotional distress," in McWhirter's phrase, is not something that most people would have experienced before the 19th century, and in some sense did not exist. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, our current …

Loneliness is an epidemic, and the health risks are ‘profound,’ U.S. surgeon general warns
1 year, 10 months ago

Loneliness is an epidemic, and the health risks are ‘profound,’ U.S. surgeon general warns

LA Times  

Isolation and loneliness are “profound threats to our health and well-being,” the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in an advisory declaring a public health epidemic. Isolation and loneliness are an epidemic as damaging to Americans’ individual and public health as smoking and obesity, the surgeon general of the United States said in a stark advisory issued Tuesday. “And we will …

Turn Your Loneliness Into 'Me-Time' With These Tips
2 years, 7 months ago

Turn Your Loneliness Into 'Me-Time' With These Tips

News 18  

Humans are social beings who thrive on social interactions. Volunteer As per a 2020 study in the United Kingdom, participants filled in a survey form every two years from 1996-2014, about their overall mental health and volunteering habits. It was found that those who volunteered at least once a month reported better mental health than those who volunteered infrequently or …

Loneliness is the last taboo – here’s how we can overcome it
2 years, 10 months ago

Loneliness is the last taboo – here’s how we can overcome it

The Independent  

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Covid pandemic led to rise in loneliness around the world, study finds
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid pandemic led to rise in loneliness around the world, study finds

The Independent  

Loneliness felt during the coronavirus pandemic could have a long-lasting effect on the mental and physical health of people around the world, according to a new study. But researchers in Germany recently found that there is a link between the pandemic and increased loneliness, and that this could increase the risks of premature death and the decline of mental and …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Loneliness is the hidden pandemic in Covid times
3 years, 6 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Loneliness is the hidden pandemic in Covid times

Deccan Chronicle  

Britain has a minister for loneliness. Social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with some countries reporting that up to one in three older people feel lonely, the World Health Organisation says. There is a lot of research showing the serious impact of social isolation and loneliness on older people’s physical and mental health, quality of life as well as longevity. …

Loneliness is rampant. A simple call, or hug, may be a cure
3 years, 11 months ago

Loneliness is rampant. A simple call, or hug, may be a cure

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most. The cheerful voice on the line was Janine Blezien, a nurse from a Chicago hospital’s “friendly caller” program, created during the pandemic to help lonely seniors cope with isolation. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who has called loneliness a public health crisis, points out that much of the world …

6 Signs Feeling Lonely Has Become A Bigger Issue (And How To Fix It)
4 years ago

6 Signs Feeling Lonely Has Become A Bigger Issue (And How To Fix It)

Huff Post  

Alexandra Bowman for HuffPost Bent Not Broken is a look back on the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted our mental health, plus advice on how to manage our well-being moving forward. Yasmine Saad, a licensed clinical psychologist and CEO of Madison Park Psychological Services in New York City, said that “when we go from …

Anxious & Afraid: How is the Lockdown Affecting Mental Health?
4 years, 11 months ago

Anxious & Afraid: How is the Lockdown Affecting Mental Health?

The Quint  

Ananya Chatterjee, Masters Student “I will have to face anxieties and uncertainties without having any essential services or support systems.” Hena Faqurudheen, psychotherapist “It is a very real instance of ‘collective trauma.’This is trauma on a global scale” There's a mental health crisis brewing in India right now. “For a person like me, who is a mental health patient and …

It’s not my fault that I’m lonely
8 years, 10 months ago

It’s not my fault that I’m lonely

The Independent  

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