Can't comment on this research, but wanted to take the opportunity to say that the smallest bit of reaching out to an extremely lonely person will have a dramatic effect on their well-being. Small...
Can't comment on this research, but wanted to take the opportunity to say that the smallest bit of reaching out to an extremely lonely person will have a dramatic effect on their well-being. Small things can really compound and fester in your mind during long periods of loneliness.
This is very important. It's easy for some people to make a mistake here and read "loneliness causes psychosis" when the research draws no such line. It could even maybe be the reverse: children...
the research distinguished the effects of subjective loneliness from objective social isolation.
This is very important.
It's easy for some people to make a mistake here and read "loneliness causes psychosis" when the research draws no such line. It could even maybe be the reverse: children who experience loneliness despite objective non-isolation may be predisposed in some way?
I wonder what the results would be if they further distinguish between people who reported loneliness despite objective non-isolation, and the reverse group of people who did not report loneliness despite objective isolation.
You read incorrectly. It says in the article that they controlled for objective isolation and that perceived loneliness remained significantly correlated with psychosis later in life. As someone...
You read incorrectly. It says in the article that they controlled for objective isolation and that perceived loneliness remained significantly correlated with psychosis later in life.
As someone who spends a lot of time alone (reading, video games, long motorbike rides, hiking) the feeling of being lonely while around people is far worse than choosing to do an activity alone. Being talked over, dismissed, ignored is a terrible feeling.
I really like "Opal" by Jack Stauber as a depiction of neglect. It's a short film, you can find it on YouTube though it is bizarre. This analysis of it is more approachable video to give some perspective and empathy to those that experience loneliness.
As a fellow loner, you're not alone there. Those are my favorite hobbies. I enjoyed Opal, didn't realize Stauber was multi-talented. I just know him for that weird, and good, song that got popular.
reading, video games, long motorbike rides, hiking
As a fellow loner, you're not alone there. Those are my favorite hobbies. I enjoyed Opal, didn't realize Stauber was multi-talented. I just know him for that weird, and good, song that got popular.
Can't comment on this research, but wanted to take the opportunity to say that the smallest bit of reaching out to an extremely lonely person will have a dramatic effect on their well-being. Small things can really compound and fester in your mind during long periods of loneliness.
This is very important.
It's easy for some people to make a mistake here and read "loneliness causes psychosis" when the research draws no such line. It could even maybe be the reverse: children who experience loneliness despite objective non-isolation may be predisposed in some way?
I wonder what the results would be if they further distinguish between people who reported loneliness despite objective non-isolation, and the reverse group of people who did not report loneliness despite objective isolation.
You read incorrectly. It says in the article that they controlled for objective isolation and that perceived loneliness remained significantly correlated with psychosis later in life.
As someone who spends a lot of time alone (reading, video games, long motorbike rides, hiking) the feeling of being lonely while around people is far worse than choosing to do an activity alone. Being talked over, dismissed, ignored is a terrible feeling.
I really like "Opal" by Jack Stauber as a depiction of neglect. It's a short film, you can find it on YouTube though it is bizarre. This analysis of it is more approachable video to give some perspective and empathy to those that experience loneliness.
As a fellow loner, you're not alone there. Those are my favorite hobbies. I enjoyed Opal, didn't realize Stauber was multi-talented. I just know him for that weird, and good, song that got popular.