Complications of long-term loneliness: physical and psychological effects and pathways

The effect of prolonged loneliness The effects of long-term loneliness can have very destructive effects on mental and physical health... You may think that loneliness only means being physically away from people, but in fact the effects of loneliness can exist emotionally in the life of any person... The causes of this feeling include social factors, getting involved in inappropriate relationships, losing loved ones in life, making some changes in life, changes that may even change and.... In this situation, with several solutions.... Ways to prevent loneliness. others and the establishment of social relationships... also the emotional support of friends, family, relatives and other people will also be effective.... **Research has shown that seclusion is as harmful to health as 15 cigarettes a day. The effects of loneliness not only affect the human psyche, but also have many negative effects on the body. The feeling of loneliness that many people experience throughout their lives is a natural condition; If it continues, it can lead to the effects of loneliness, among which we can mention a decrease in brain function, depression and insomnia.. Many people may struggle with the effects of loneliness at different stages of life, and if it is not paid attention to, more problems will arise.. The feeling of loneliness is as old as human life. We Iranians have been mentioned is... although Abraham Maslow considers one of the characteristics of self-actualized people to be the desire to choose solitude, but here we mean the feeling of loneliness, not the feeling of loneliness in the general sense of the word. Types of loneliness Loneliness is divided into two main categories, each of which can have different effects of loneliness: ### Emotional isolation Emotional isolation is the first aspect of loneliness that arises due to the absence of important relationships in people's lives, such as death or divorce.. The best way to cure this type of loneliness is to find important relationships with others to fill the void of other people.. This type of isolation is usually caused by childhood fears or fear of abandonment.. Negative.... The effects of loneliness in this type of isolation include depression and severe anxiety... ### Social Isolation Social isolation is the second type of loneliness, which includes the lack of a social network or not having an accepted place in society.... In this type of loneliness, a person's feeling around boredom, lack of concentration and the feeling of being marginalized or rejected by others is considered.... The complications of this type of loneliness include: reducing the feeling of boredom, boredom and concentration.... the loneliest?.. According to surveys, men feel more lonely than women if they are not involved in a romantic relationship.... Maybe one of the reasons for the mentioned topic It may be that men have fewer options to satisfy their intimacy needs....Women feel more lonely in married life than their spouses....especially if women are not working, have recently moved, have small children or any other condition that limits their access to social networks....It should be noted that if isolation is prolonged, it is related to all kinds of self-destructive attitudes and behaviors.... Loneliness theories ### Eric Fromm In the book Escape from Freedom, Fromm writes: In the history of Western civilization, people felt more lonely, meaningless and alienated after gaining freedom.... On the contrary, the less freedom they had, the greater the sense of belonging and security.... ### Murray.. According to Murray, the set of simple isolation is experienced as a desire to be in small, warm and dark places that are safe and far away... Horne calls lonely people isolated characters... characters Loners have a relatively high desire to be alone.... They tend to spend most of their time alone.... ### Eric Eriskan The sixth stage of Erikson's psycho-social stages is called Intimacy vs. Isolation... It starts from late adolescence and continues until about 35 years old.. People who are unable to communicate feel lonely and avoid any kind of communication. ### As we mentioned before, Maslow considers the feeling of loneliness and separation from the group to be one of the characteristics of high self-esteem people. He believes that high self-esteem people can experience isolation without harmful effects and it seems that they need solitude more than people who are not high self-esteem. Mental diseases. Some of the most important effects of loneliness on physical and mental health are: - Brain dysfunction - Suffering from depression - Decreased energy during the day - Constant feeling of fatigue - High blood pressure - Suffering from cardiovascular diseases - Overweight or malnutrition - stroke - Difficulty in emotional relationships - Feeling of insignificance - Creating negative thoughts - Decreased cognitive function - Reduced concentration and memory - Insomnia - Weakening of the immune system - Creating anxiety and stress - Constant worry - Increased cholesterol - Alzheimer's disease - Heart palpitations - Reduction of life expectancy and early death and ..... In a study that was conducted on more than 12,000 people, Harvard University researchers concluded that the risk of stroke in people over 50 who suffer from long-term loneliness is more than 50% higher than that of people who are not lonely... Chronic loneliness and its complications It can last for weeks, months or even years.. Anxiety and even early death... Loneliness is a kind of negative feeling that is fulfilled in work. It should be noted that sometimes in life there are situations where we need to be alone and this loneliness may even be enjoyable for us, so enjoying it is normal in some cases.... Solitude treatment solutions Since loneliness can have many complications, it must be treated in time... If we do not treat it in time, we may witness depression, suicidal thoughts, etc... In order to prevent the complications of loneliness and improve the quality of life, it is necessary for people to pay attention to their social relationships in time... If you feel lonely for a long time, seek help from counselors and psychologists..

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