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Suicide, a Crime of Loneliness

By Andrew Solomon — 2014

Every forty seconds, someone commits suicide. In the United States, it is the tenth most common cause of death in people over ten years of age, far more common than death by homicide or aneurysm or aids.

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Why Do I Feel So Alone? Loneliness Can Be an Invitation to Change

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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Greg Harman
2015
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6 Ways to Cope with Loneliness

Virtually everyone experiences loneliness from time to time, with many people becoming especially aware of feelings of loneliness around the holiday season, Valentine’s Day, and during times of extreme stress.

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Elizabeth Scott
2020
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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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Hugh Prather
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John Cacioppo: ‘Loneliness Is Like an Iceberg – It Goes Deeper Than We Can See’

Loneliness is contagious, heritable, affects one in four people – and increases the chances of early death by 20% – says US social neuroscientist John Cacioppo. The good news? He thinks it can be treated.

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Tim Adams
2016
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You Don’t Become Less by Dying: The Evidence

I’ve given radio shows about my afterlife research from Sydney to Toronto, and from London to LA. Here are some of the more interesting questions that interviewers ask me.

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Stafford Betty
2017
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Schizophrenia: Hallucinations and Delusions

Learn how to recognize the varying types of halluncinations and delusions that are among the most common symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Kathleen Smith
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The Meaning of Death

To find out what is death there must be no distance between death and you who are living with your troubles and all the rest of it; you must understand the significance of death and live with it while you are fairly alert, not completely dead, not quite dead yet.

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Jiddhu Krishnamurti
1956
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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
2015
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I Tried ‘Forest Therapy.’ Here’s What It Did for My Mental Health

I catch some things here and there: a scurrying chipmunk crosses the path, a patch of sunlight glimmers ahead of me. But mostly, I’m in my head and in my feet as I cross a metaphorical finish line, completing my mileage for the day.

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Shelby Deering
2019
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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
2015
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