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It’s Time to Rethink What Loneliness Is

By Miriam Kirmayer — 2021

Research suggests that chronic loneliness may be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. But do we know what loneliness actually is?

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All of us have had the experience of being alone. Periods of solitude, whether self-imposed or otherwise, can bring clarity to personal uncertainties by drawing us into contemplative introspection. But what about loneliness, that desperate longing for connection?

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6 Ways to Cope with Loneliness

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A Practice to Counter Loneliness

A person can feel separate in a crowd, with a group of friends, even in the midst of a large family. Loneliness is not a friendless state; it is the major symptom of the world.

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John Cacioppo: ‘Loneliness Is Like an Iceberg – It Goes Deeper Than We Can See’

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Tim Adams
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How to Beat Loneliness

We’ve all felt lonely from time to time. But sometimes, things can get out of hand. Psychologist Guy Winch lays out some straightforward tips to deal with the pain of deep loneliness.

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Guy Winch
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Grief, Loneliness, and Losing a Spouse

Learning to live with grief and loneliness after the death of a spouse.

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Romeo Vitelli
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Find Your Heart in Loneliness

Teaching on the Tibetan yogi Milarepa, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche describes the experience of desolateness. Like Milarepa when he meditated in his cave, when we are alone, we may begin a love affair with sadness.

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Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
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Yes, People Still Read, But Now It’s Social

“THE point of books is to combat loneliness,” David Foster Wallace observes near the beginning of “Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself,” David Lipsky’s recently published, book-length interview with him.

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Steven Johnson
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6 Steps to Embrace Loneliness

Time spent alone doesn't have to be lonely. Embrace it as a chance to connect with what's truly essential.

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Sally Kempton
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Six Kinds of Loneliness

To be without a reference point is the ultimate loneliness. It is also called enlightenment.

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PEMA CHÖDRÖN
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