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Every day you go to work, exercise, manage your family must be very busy, not even have time to gather with friends and interact with people around. As a result, lack of social connection has a significant effect on other leading indicators of early death risk, with loneliness ranking highest.
1. What is loneliness?
Loneliness is a complex emotion that makes people feel isolated from society. The loneliness of people happens to be very strange, no matter how happy people are, there will be at least once in their life that they feel lonely. Maybe you are in an empty room, maybe in the middle of a crowd, but you still feel lost, alone.
2. How does loneliness affect health?
Prolonged loneliness wreaks havoc on your health. Especially when alone, it is very difficult to avoid life-threatening chronic diseases such as high blood pressure or heart disease. Some studies show that loneliness is a potential cause, if it happens continuously, it can make the body more susceptible to many diseases. Loneliness is also associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases and dementia, and even higher mortality rates. Because of loneliness, some people may have distorted thoughts, actions that affect the body, and even commit suicide.
Therefore, you need to choose to overcome loneliness by living a healthy life, following your doctor's appointments, eating right, taking medications as directed, and especially having relationships and communication with others. society.
3. “Loneliness epidemic” in the US
Americans often carry a mentality as if they rarely or never receive understanding. Half a percentage of Americans lead a meaningful, direct social interaction, chatting with friends or spending time with family every day. But in contrast, nearly half of Americans rarely feel close to people. A recent survey found that 46% of Americans surveyed feel lonely all the time. These emotions are most common in young people, especially those between the ages of 18 and 22. The results of the survey are worrisome. This has created an invisible disease called "Loneliness Plague".
It is a fact that parents in America do not teach many social skills to their children. While some schools may refer to “soft” skills such as emotional intelligence, compassion, or mindfulness, most schools focus on common testing such as reading, writing, math, and math. standardized tests of knowledge.
In addition, many parents are so focused on other skills that they forget to invest in communication and social connection skills for their children. They schedule their kids densely, filling their day with too many activities like soccer, volleyball, piano lessons, dance classes, college prep courses, corporate training courses, and more. mini kernel and many more activities.
Because of that, children gradually grow up without contact and communication. This gradually forms feelings of loneliness that can be petty but can also be a loneliness that covers the whole world around a person.
Sự cô đơn có thể khiến một số người có thể có những suy nghĩ sai lệch
4. What to do to get rid of loneliness?
The world is more and more advanced, human-to-human communication is also decreasing. You can make time to get things done, but you also need to make time to be socially active. The more you avoid socializing, the more lonely you become.
4.1. Admit that you are lonely. Yes, sometimes the harsh looks outside make you hide the truth and deceive yourself into thinking that you are fine, don't need attention, don't need to be friends with anyone. Stop doing that and accept the truth. Only then will you free yourself.
4.2. Open and not refuse Rejecting all games, all friend requests will make others shy to communicate and open up to you. Don't try to create distance and appear careless. Sometimes when you are sad or stumble, you will need the confide of the people you have rejected.
4.3. Smile more Smile always gives us a feeling of freshness and comfort. Not only does it make you feel good about yourself, but it also acts as a bridge for others to like you and start a conversation with you. You don't have to smile beautifully, smile hard, but show a genuine and radiant smile, the most natural, the most true to who you are.
4.4. Be grateful Feeling grateful for your loved ones and friends will help you feel loved and appreciated. There is a little tip for you that is to write down three things you are grateful for every day and don't be afraid to show it in your actions.
Sự cô đơn là một loại cảm xúc phức tạp khiến cho con người cảm thấy bị tách biệt khỏi xã hội
4.5. Reduce time spent on social media. Social media can help you make more friends and stay in touch. But on the contrary, it can also make you afraid to communicate. Therefore, by arranging time to go out to communicate with friends and relatives, you can feel the real interaction with all 5 senses and with all your heart.
Everyone feels lonely at least once in their life. Don't let this negative emotion overwhelm your inherent happiness, instead think positively and communicate more.
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References: webmd.com, harvardmagazine.com, healthline.com
