While being alone, or solitude, is an important component of well-being, loneliness is a lingering and persistent social isolation, often involuntary, and sometimes even when we are surrounded by people.
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Loneliness is another thing, defined as lingering and persistent social isolation, often involuntary, and sometimes even when we are surrounded by people.Social scientists have long known loneliness as part of the human condition. But what with Covid quarantines, community breakdown, remote work and social media taking the place of face-to-face interaction and true presence, the preponderance of loneliness has exploded, leading health officials to call loneliness a public health crisis.
“Even when they couldn’t put their finger on the word ‘lonely,’ time and time again, people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, from every corner of the country, would tell me, ‘I have to shoulder all of life’s burdens by myself,’ or ‘If I disappear tomorrow, no one will even notice’,” Murthy wrote in his 2023 advisory, the “Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community”.
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