The Silent Killer: How Being Lonely Can Kill
Being Lonely can actually kill you. Recent reports have strongly indicated this statement after many years of speculation.
Being Lonely can actually kill you. Recent reports have strongly indicated this statement after many years of speculation. If you are asked about possible things can kill, alcoholism and obesity will be pretty high up that list. However there is now something just as deadly, and its name is loneliness.
If you have the support of your family, friends and other members of society like neighbors, then you are 50% more likely to live to an older age. This is really quite shocking, that being lonely halves your opportunity to live to a healthy age. I am sure that this will shock many people, as a fair amount of people do feel lonely, and isolated.
Being lonely can be as bad as smoking 10 cigarettes a day or even an alcoholic. You are practically better off being obese as being lonely is twice as dangerous.
Now what i find shocking about this, is that we have all seen the media reports about smoking, drinking and obesity, so if being lonely is as dangerous as they are making out, what is going to be done about it? One has to ask.
With so much these days that can kill, it is like living in the ocean filled with dangerous creatures. Of course you can be lonely for a variety of reasons which can be down to your personal circumstances or down to health problems, physical or mental.
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SharifaMcFarlane | Jul 30, 2010 | Reply
Humans are social animals. This doesn’t surpirse me. Good article!
scheng1 | Jul 31, 2010 | Reply
Many people living in crowded cities are lonely.
FaceOff | Jul 31, 2010 | Reply
Very nice Emmie
wonder | Jul 31, 2010 | Reply
I understand, but there is no other way for some. Loneliness management should be another subject.
Anuradha Ramkumar | Jul 31, 2010 | Reply
I know how difficult it is to be alone. This was when I found that I had interest over arts and crafts.
webseowriters | Jul 31, 2010 | Reply
Very nice and well written
Bloom Again | Jul 31, 2010 | Reply
I am very isolated working out of my home. I enjoy my dogs and often laugh and play with them, but there is no substitute for human companionship. I’m not surprised there are health consequences. God told Adam that it was not good for man to be alone, and then he created Eve. Good article!
giftarist | Jul 31, 2010 | Reply
That goes well that no man is an island.
gaby7 | Aug 2, 2010 | Reply
If we didn’t have the internet, many more people could have died of loneliness. Life sometimes takes a complete silence and solitude, you need to have your nerves right, other wise, you true could die!
LoveDoctor | Aug 2, 2010 | Reply
I do agree with gaby7. He has provided an alternate explantion for loneliness. However, sometimes you are better off being lonely than being with the wrong person or crowd. There are many escapes to beat loneliness, which if you ask me loneliness is also connected to boredom. There are people that can’t stand being alone for a second. I know several of them too. They just need to find hobbies and ways to keep themselves occupied and not be so demanding of other people’s attention. Good article!
Raj the Tora | Aug 2, 2010 | Reply
Excellent write Emmie. With social networking and writers like us exchanging thoughts, we can manage loneliness better. Happy to know that we do save many lives.
April R. | Aug 3, 2010 | Reply
Basically it’s not the loneliness that kills though, it’s what you do in the time you’re lonely. :/
Kaye TM | Aug 5, 2010 | Reply
nice post. =p
Michal Dorcak | Aug 7, 2010 | Reply
Oh my, I am lonely most of the time. Though, I like to spend most of my time either alone or just with the nature around me. So, I hope it will not kill me but make me live longer as I get into far less stress when noone is around to drive me mad.
Jewelstar | Dec 11, 2010 | Reply
Loneliness would lead to depression and unless you take a strong decision you would not be able to fight loneliness.
Internet and hobbies can help you to a limit, but those things would not be your complete solution, unless you DECIDE!