Category: Loneliness
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How to Feel Less Lonely: 7 Evidence-Based Ways to Reconnection
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in LonelinessA few years ago, on a frosty winter night, my loneliness hit so bad that I curled up in front of my radiator. I wanted to replicate human warmth. I…
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The Loneliness Formula Explains Why You Feel Lonely (And What to Do About It)
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in LonelinessLoneliness is a complex, confusing, and diverse sensation. Chances are, we’ll never be able to express it fully. But we can try. In fact, we should try because most people…
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A History of Loneliness: How We Invented the Terror of Isolation
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in LonelinessIt’s hard to say when the history of loneliness exactly begins. But one thing is clear: Loneliness is a deeply inherent human feeling. It developed as a survival instinct — like hunger — to…
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This Is the (Crucial) Difference Between Loneliness and Being Alone
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in LonelinessThe language we use to talk about loneliness (if we ever talk about it) is like scrambled eggs. We put all the vocabulary in a humungous frying pan, give it…
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What Loneliness and Hunger Have in Common
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in LonelinessIn 2021, the German YouTuber Fritz Meinecke started a crazy experiment. He and six others were dropped separately into the wilderness of Sweden. The challenge was to survive for seven…
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Lonely in Your 20s? It’s Not as Bad as You Might Think
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in LonelinessI’m telling you this as someone wading through his 20s right now: Fighting loneliness has been one of the biggest struggles in my life. There have been so many instances…