#loneliness

#loneliness

Around the world, an invisible threat is increasing the risk of disease, shortening lives and fraying the fabric of our communities.

"For me personally, and the overriding purpose of 'The Glass Menagerie,' is the fact that a play written 80 years ago represents a microcosmic metaphor for national, and by extension global, politics."

Marten's new record, Dog Eared, departs from her previous acoustic style, featuring electric guitar and an emphasis on whimsy within sadness.

The entrepreneurial journey is not about popping champagne and riding around in limos; it is a high-stress, low-sleep, and often unenjoyable life.

Living in the suburbs initially felt charming, but the overwhelming silence led to loneliness and a craving for connection and spontaneity that LA offered.

Without older siblings to compete with, share with, or defer to, he blossomed into his own rhythm. He discovered the joy of having the bathroom all to himself.

Since ChatGPT's public release in late 2022, there has been a growing reliance on the artificially intelligent chatbot in people's everyday lives.

Developing self-awareness allows individuals to recognize feelings of loneliness, understand their triggers, and work on solutions that can help mitigate these feelings efficiently.

Mistaking hyper-independence for healthy boundaries often originates from past experiences of disappointment, leading to strong walls set in the name of independence.

The study revealed that while pet acquisition gave a temporary boost in cheerfulness, after four months, the negative effects on calmness and life satisfaction emerged, particularly for dog owners.

These descriptive results suggest that queer people with a queer friend generally report positive well-being despite a potential increase in loneliness, whether the friend is of the same sexual identity or just also queer.

It feels like we say it every year, but nowadays Americans are more divided than ever. Three hotly contentious elections, divisive politics, and throw in a pandemic for good measure, and you get a nation full of people who are more than willing to immediately swipe left on anyone who doesn't align with their beliefs.

Most experts recommend deepening existing social relationships to combat isolation, but focusing on brief interactions with strangers can be easier and more beneficial.

I was beginning to come home, and I'd be alone. I'd wake up, and I'd be alone. I'd have a few days off in a row, and she was always out with her friends. The majority of her friends were men. I'd think nothing of it because I thought, 'My wife can have friends that aren't mine, and I trust her around men. I don't want to be a controlling husband.' She'd always be angry with me about anything. She'd yell all the time.

The youth had stopped fucking. They were a 'new generation of prigs, prudes, and squares,' a blog declared; they were 'anxious, lonely and addicted to porn.'

Siphoned out via bullet holes, like honeybees smoked out their hive, chorus of black lines, burned thick and dark, gilded grill marks, hexagon honey stuck to their eyes, there are six sides to loneliness.