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A lack of social interaction is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and more. Researchers are unpicking how the brain mediates these effects.
There’s a difference between being lonely and being alone. If you’re content being alone then that’s not really loneliness, similarly having people around you constantly doesn’t mean you can’t feel a lack of connection and loneliness as well.
In other words, I agree with you, but this article seems to miss this distinction…
Loneliness is bad for you if you crave for companionship. If you prefer being alone and people around you stress you, you are better off alone.
There’s a difference between being lonely and being alone. If you’re content being alone then that’s not really loneliness, similarly having people around you constantly doesn’t mean you can’t feel a lack of connection and loneliness as well.
In other words, I agree with you, but this article seems to miss this distinction…