Being By Yourself Will Be Fatal To You

Being alone is far too prevalent. It's experienced by people of all places and of all ages, from those who {are in diapers to those who live in retirement homes~young and old}.

As anyone who has felt the acute pang of loneliness knows, it's not enjoyable. What most people don't know, however, is that being by yourself also has grave and wide ranging health consequences. As a matter of fact, a landmark study found that loneliness can be deadly.

The study went like this: people complete a health survey~several thousand subjects completed a health survey send out by a group of researchers}. The survey included questions about how much social support they had, such as whether they were single, belonged to a group, and how much contact they had with friends.

The researchers organized the data and then followed up nine years later with the {volunteers~, nine years later, followed up with the respondents}. What they became aware of was astonishing. Many more of the participants who were disposed to being alone, those who reported weak social connections, had passed on.

It seemed that being by yourself did more than cause people to feel depressed. The researchers found that loneliness can also seriously (impact~change~affect} peoples’ health and well being, even to the length of being fatal.

What's more is that there were types of social relationships that seemed the most critical. For men, it was marriage; for women it was being in touch with friends. In the study, two times as many single men had passed away than married men. Likewise, more than two times as many woman who were connected with friends had passed away, compared to those who were in touch with friends.

For men, this suggests that having romantic relationships is vitally important}. For woman, it is beginning close and meaningful friendships. With more seriousness than is comfortable, these {can be said to be matters of life and death}.

What's more, these findings were only over a period of time of nine years. Relative to a lifespan, that isn't much time. It is likely that, over a lifespan, the consequences of loneliness would be evermore obvious.

This research doesn’t mean that everyone who lacks a social network will {pass away, only that these two factors were found to be related~It is important to make a note of is that this research does not mean everyone who lacks a social network will die, only that these two things were discovered to be correlated}. But it is a amazing relationship nonetheless. It suggests that as well as being an dreadful emotion}, being alone can be risky and {warrants being taken seriously}.

In light of this, it is important to take strides to thwart loneliness. One of the best ways to learn how to improve communication skills, and to socialize and connect with others.

Unfortunately, many people have difficulty with this. They feel self-conscious and have problems building connections with others.

Not to worry, this can be changed; are needed to connect with others~the ability to connect with others is a skill that can be learned}. There are certain techniques with which developing a connection with people that comes easily and naturally.