According to Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States of America, Loneliness And Social isolation It can be as harmful to humans as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. He also describes loneliness as Epidemic The next mentioned.
Dr. Vivek Murthy advises people to be more in touch with their friends, relatives and colleagues and spend less time online and on social networks. He has also recommended that in order to combat the epidemic of loneliness, people should be taught how to create and maintain healthy relationships from childhood.
Increased rate of loneliness and social isolation
According to the report of Daily Mail, it was found in previous research that lonely people are 30% more exposed to heart diseases. They are also at greater risk for dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death.
Over the past few years, and especially since the pandemic, social isolation has also been on the rise. According to available data, in 2020, Americans will spend about 20 minutes a day hanging out with their friends, down from 60 minutes a day two decades ago.
According to the explanations given in the rest of this report, between 2003 and 2020, people monthly 20 hours They spend less time with their friends than before. At the same time, the time of loneliness of humans as well 24 hours increased, which probably had a great effect on it due to the quarantines caused by Corona.
Despite these changes, more than half of Americans now struggle with loneliness, especially younger adults.
Dr. Murthy says about feeling lonely:
“We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. Like hunger or thirst. In fact, the body sends us this feeling when it cannot find some of its needs for survival.”
The reason that social connection makes people live longer is that loneliness can cause chronic stress, which then causes inflammation that damages tissues and blood vessels.
