Loneliness is bad for your health
When psychologists looked at the lives of the middle-aged and old people in their study, they found that although the lonely ones reported the same number of stressful life events, they identified more sources of chronic stress and recalled more childhood adversity. Moreover, they differed in how they perceived their life experiences. Even when faced with similar challenges, the lonelier people appeared more helpless and threatened. And ironically, they were less apt to actively seek help when they are stressed out.
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Aging and Loneliness: Downhill Quickly?
Current Directions in Psychological Science, August 2007 (Volume 16, Issue 4, Page 173-233
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