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Social isolation can be as harmful to your health as smoking or a sedentary lifestyle. A large part of this effect is driven by the subjective sense of social isolation we call loneliness. New research shows that human beings are simply far more intertwined and interdependent—physiologically as well as psychologically—than our cultural prejudices have allowed us to acknowledge. “If you want to go fast,” says an African proverb, “go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

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The Seti Institute's radio show has an interview with John Cacioppo and others on the topic 'What makes us human'. The interview is available for download directly here or from their website http://radio.seti.org.


Check out the cover story in New York Magazine by Jennifer Senior which focuses on the science of loneliness.






Loneliness and Social Connection in the News

Loneliness Can Lead to Serious Weight Gain

By Newswise

"Despite the fact most of us have cell phones, Internet access and other communication devices, many still deal with loneliness on a daily basis. For some, emotional distress can lead to overeating and serious weight gain.

Mary Jo Rapini, a psychotherapist with The Methodist Weight Management Center in Houston, says people tend to head to the pantry when they are lonely because it brings them comfort. Some will begin to gain a lot of weight, begin to feel even more self conscious about their appearance, and fall into a deeper depression.

Rapini adds that it’s important to get your feelings out when you are depressed. If you have no one to talk to, you can express yourself by journaling, drawing self-portraits of how you are feeling or writing poetry or short stories about your situation."

Read the article.

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