By Susan Gubar — 2020
The program Brushes with Cancer pairs patients with artists whose works make visible a disease that can be invisible and isolating.
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Studies of polar researchers, astronauts, and others in isolation shed light on possible effects of social distancing, including increased forgetfulness, depression and heart attacks.
The bodies of lonely people are markedly different from the bodies of non-lonely people.
One of the best ways to cope with college loneliness is to recognize that it is a very real possibility and then take steps to keep it at bay.
Want to talk, but have no one to call? You’re not alone.
Just as cancer affects your physical health, it can bring up a wide range of feelings you’re not used to dealing with. It can also make existing feelings seem more intense. They may change daily, hourly, or even minute to minute.
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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There’s a stigma around being a stay-at-home mom, and society doesn’t talk about the loneliness, isolation, and loss of identity that sometimes accompanies this choice. Here’s what you need to know about stay-at-home mom depression.
I’m afraid to need friendship, but it doesn’t change the fact that I do.
Without adequate social support, many new moms struggle to feel happy.
What catches most new moms by complete and utter surprise is the intense—and sometimes dark—pit of loneliness they feel, even though they have a newborn by their side all day, every day. And, this loneliness affects far more moms than you might expect.