Loneliness loneli·ness n.
An emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation.
Loneliness is a signal like hunger, thirst or pain that something important for human survival is missing- connection with other people.
Enforced loneliness (solitary confinement) has been a punishment method throughout history. It is considered a form of torture.
Lonely individuals have poorer immune function, higher blood pressure, sleep less efficiently, and are more prone to heart diseases, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.
A lonely person who becomes ill is less likely to survive than one who has strong, close personal connections.
This illness, loneliness, like many others is contagious. It can be spread from person to person like a virus.
An emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation.
Loneliness is a signal like hunger, thirst or pain that something important for human survival is missing- connection with other people.
Enforced loneliness (solitary confinement) has been a punishment method throughout history. It is considered a form of torture.
Lonely individuals have poorer immune function, higher blood pressure, sleep less efficiently, and are more prone to heart diseases, arthritis and Alzheimer’s.
A lonely person who becomes ill is less likely to survive than one who has strong, close personal connections.
This illness, loneliness, like many others is contagious. It can be spread from person to person like a virus.
