Dangers of loneliness: Social isolation is deadlier than obesity. - 1 views
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The increased mortality risk is comparable to that from smoking. And loneliness is about twice as dangerous as obesity.
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A recent study of Facebook users found that the amount of time you spend on the social network is inversely related to how happy you feel throughout the day.
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ost of us know what it is like to be lonely in a room full of people,
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no one who knows you, you will feel isolated.
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the number of people we know is not the best measure.
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When we are lonely, we lose impulse control and engage in what scientists call “social evasion.”
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less concerned with interactions and more concerned with self-preservation,
