Loneliness Is A Kind Of Pain



• Loneliness affects 19 to 43 per cent of adults who are now past 60 years of age.

• Just as physical pain is a warning from the body telling us to take appropriate action, our feeling of being lonely and disconnected is a social pain, a signal that we need to take care of ourselves by the means of companionship.

• Loneliness, if prolonged, is also associated with heart disease, strokes and other lifestyle diseases.