As Loneliness Rises Among Americans, Experts Warn It’s Making Many Sick

[Ptarmigan]

As Loneliness Rises Among Americans, Experts Warn It’s Making Many Sick
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/06/21/as-loneliness-rises-among-americans-experts-warn-its-making-many-sick/

(CBS Local)- Former Surgeon General Doctor Vivek Murthy brought mental health to the forefront last September when he wrote in the Harvard Business Review that loneliness is a “growing health epidemic.” Now a recent survey by health service company Cigna adds to that by showing many Americans say they sometimes or always feel alone.

One can wonder why many are not so healthy.

[Eupher]

What???

You mean with all the social media platforms that exist -- you know, DU, Facebook, Instagram, CU, CC, FR, Twitter, and a bazillion more, not to mention the ubiquitous phone that is essentially a small computer, that people are....


.....GASP.......

Lonely?!?!?


What a steaming pile of crap......

[FlaGator]

What???

You mean with all the social media platforms that exist -- you know, DU, Facebook, Instagram, CU, CC, FR, Twitter, and a bazillion more, not to mention the ubiquitous phone that is essentially a small computer, that people are....


.....GASP.......

Lonely?!?!?


What a steaming pile of crap......

Actually, people are lonelier and it is because of those things you mentioned. Most people need/desire personal contact with others. Isolating yourself in a room with no others and communicating with faceless individuals is not the same as meeting up at a bar or restaurant after work and on the weekends and having some good old face time. Look at the DUpipo. Do they seem like a happy well-adjusted lot? From some of their post counts I can infer that most of their social interactions are through DU. Sad isn't in.

[Old n Grumpy]

They need to put down the phones. I ride my bike along A1A and see people walking, jogging and riding bikes while looking at their phones. 

I can't for the life of me see what the attraction with them is.

[Eupher]

Actually, people are lonelier and it is because of those things you mentioned. Most people need/desire personal contact with others. Isolating yourself in a room with no others and communicating with faceless individuals is not the same as meeting up at a bar or restaurant after work and on the weekends and having some good old face time. Look at the DUpipo. Do they seem like a happy well-adjusted lot? From some of their post counts I can infer that most of their social interactions are through DU. Sad isn't in.

I forgot my  smiley. Sorry. I'll do better next time.