And, the epicentre of this outbreak is found to be our 'lonely minds'. Because the so-called psychological infectious agent has started advancing among the masses at a maddening pace and it is none other than 'loneliness'. Loneliness occurs when a person, remaining socially isolated for a considerable period, harmonises the feeling of aloneness and discomfort. The disease manifests in humans by degrading their mental health, resulting in depression, bipolar syndrome, Alzheimer's, substance abuse, cardiovascular disorders, up to the extent of suicides and premature deaths.
Surprised! Let us do a fact check. A 2010 study conducted by psychologists compared its lethality to 'smoking 15 cigarettes per day'. It was estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2015 that more than 322 million people have depression. Loneliness is found to play a lead role in creating hike in these global statistics. A recent study found that over 9 per cent of adults in Japan, 22 per cent in the US, and 23 per cent in the UK always or often feel lonely or isolated. For your information, the Government of United Kingdom appointed its first Minister of Loneliness in 2018 to cater to problems of such people. But, the question is what is the cause of this increasing vulnerability of people towards loneliness? Have the circumstances turned more impenetrable or is it our faulty outlook towards such situations? Let us take a look at the so-called lonely years of a few well-known personalities and try to grab motivational gems from them.
GARDEN OF LEARNING
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