Loneliness Can Kill  

Stress from other people kills even faster

Above all else, guard your heart & mind. The pain of a lonely heart is physical for sure, literally the heart aching. Very good teachings for health. Thank you!

I live alone, I lost my husband 24 years ago. It was the worst time of my life. But I have a relationship with Jesus. I am never ever alone. He is the only way I made it through the grief and loss of my husband. I also have two children who at that time were leaving the nest but now 24 years later are married and have children and they're all quite busy but we spend at least one day a month together, more often if there are soccer games or concerts that the kids are involved in. I also have friends that I socialize with but I prefer to be alone and I never feel lonely. In fact most social interaction drains me. And I am more energized by being home alone. I am an ambivert which is a combination of an introvert and an extrovert. If I've been out for 4 or five hours with my family or friends I know it's going to take at least two days to recover both physically, mentally and spiritually.

I am VERY lonely! I lost my awesome husband and I miss him SO much!!

I am70 yr old woman being treated for 4th stage cancer; I am totally abandoned by my own toxic family in India; I live alone in Belgium; a country where they practice keeping distance; I have no friends or or any kind of personal connection; I have taken refuge in internet :-/

I believe this to be true but it also depends on who you're friends with. Choose wisely 😉.

For me there is a big difference between loneliness and being a loner... I enjoy being alone and have so all my life. Yes I have friends and associates I see but it's not EVERY day.. Works for me...YMMV

It all depends what do you mean by "loneliness". I live by myself but I don't feel lonely. Some people I know have a partner and are VERY lonely or stressed out. Not all relationships are beneficial. I am very happy being single. I work full time and I have social contact with my kids, my extended family and coworkers. That is more than enough for me. I LOVE and cherish my freedom and living this way! ☺

I am not lonely now becus i have my parents to look after and my children that i can always love and when they with me , i can always hug them and vice versa, my daughters are in univ now, but when they come bac home during holidays, we sleep on one bed or in one bedroom & hug each other till we sleep, that feeling of happiness is what money cannot buy… i miss them every seconds of my life … ❤❤❤

*I am 75!!!!* *Never MaRRied, No Kids, No Friends!!!!* *I am 75, & I am Doing Pretty Good for 75!!!!*

Are you lonely? Have you found the perfect partner? That person will be healing, because love and touch are healing. As you mentioned, the wrong partner will do the opposite. So ideally we have a loving partner. And if we haven't met that person, we need loving pets, until we do. And oh by the way, this video felt like a slap in the face, because as you know, there aren't a lot of kind and loving souls out there. 🙏😢🙏

We Are In Control of ourselves. We Can be alone and it is OK! Control YOU! Do NOT Wait for ANYONE to "make You "Happy!"!!!!!

So important!! Thank you for addressing this issue. 🙏🏻

I am a short man with an ugly face, and I experience deep loneliness. I am fortunate that I still have hobbies that help me.

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Oh HELL NO!! Peace n quiet. Nature. Please

I've got it. DR.Mark Somethings are not fixable.

So true.

What about people like David Proenneke? There are many hermits and people throughout history who have thrived when alone. I think belief of what makes us happy play a larger role..

I Like being alone & prefer it to being around anyone. I've always been able to be totally absorbed in whatever I decide to do that interests me though & I have countless interests that I persue all the time. I do like to be sociable & socialise occasionally, but I do prefer to be by myself. I can't say that I've ever experienced the feeling of 'loneliness' though.

Great video mate.

I think loneliness does not necessarily live short, in Buddhism, it is not encouraged to socialize more, but to downplaying these relationships even family affection, human nature is complex and elusive, getting too close to others can lead to right and wrong issues,arguments ,even fights ,let their mood fluctuate , can not be peaceful, so Buddhist practitioners usually know how to be alone, they also like to be alone, because they have the wisdom to bearish everything,normally they（Monk ,Nun)are very long-lived.

Me. I have no contact outside of work.

I agree that being lonely is really bad for the human’s health but if we do not giveup what is good of doing in the middle of the way God our great creator will provide 🙏

Good morning 😃

Care to back-up your claim of loneliness equating to smoking two packs a day? Scientific and provable data? Or is it simply, your opinion? I’ve chosen to live alone for most of my 72 years, I’m healthy, exercise daily, eat healthy, enjoy my own company, and in my life, I can truthfully say, I’ve never felt lonely. So maybe, that’s the difference - living alone but never feeling lonely. It works for me.

I eat well and exercise a great deal at a high level. However, I lost my wife 6 years ago and I am retired with no family in the state where I live. This information worries me because I’m alone 90% of the time, with the few exceptions when I travel to visit family a few times a year. I used to be very sociable but I have lost my ability to make new friends, and feel awkward doing so at my age (63). Guess I’m going to die young.

I've been alone most of my life my age is 37 never had a girlfriend or sex till date I feel extremely sad my life has been so miserable which I wish changes soon!! Not good relationship with parents very very few male friends n my most affectionate 9 year old cat is my companion at home

When you’re chronically I’ll, no one wants to deal with you even if you put on a happy face. I’ve had 20 years of chronic pain and one illness after another. Right now, it’s Lyme and a broken shoulder. Before that, mold, stroke, autoimmune diseases that overlapped, breast implants for 12.5 years that no one happened to mention were Toxic!, and 4 major surgeries before I could get the damn implants out. I died on the table and as my going away gift, I got pseudonymous aeriginosa, which no one believed I had until my incision festered 7 weeks later! I also was in a car accident two weeks post op and my left breast is deformed. My insurance company said I had a claim, but dropped all contact after a year! I’m still sick and probably had Lyme since I was a child plus strep throat four times a year. WTH? I’m trying my best to heal, but everyone thought I was on drugs, put me in a rehab because of my dizziness, brain fog, and then I had to retire from my teaching career. Lots of people left me and I lost hundreds of thousands of dollars!

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This is common sense. Why do you think the powers that shouldn’t be wanted everyone “social distancing,” not visiting grandma and grandpa, not having weddings, pitiful funerals, you name it?

so now i can smoke 2 packs a day while im social

well.... then i guess i smoke 2 packs a day.... i guess is better than crappy company

Well then I guess one pack of cigarettes a day can't hurt 😂 face it no two things are equal to each other.

I'm lonely and smoke 3 packs cigarettes a day (sometimes more), 5 joints of weed a day, can't sleep, i'm thinking about my friends everyday but they don't even know or care if i'm alive or dead. It's sooo lonely out here.