Loneliness May Affect Longevity-How Much?

A New Study Reveals Loneliness and Social Isolation May Be As Much of a Threat to Living a Long Life as Obesity. 
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The results showed the likelihood of death increased by 26 percent for reported loneliness, 29 percent for social isolation and 32 percent for living alone. The lead author says the effect of these social factors is comparable to obesity… something public health takes very seriously. The study concludes that it may be time to add social isolation and loneliness to the list of concerns.

There is a book entitled "Leaving Loneliness: A Workbook: Building Relationships with Yourself and Others."
Addressing persistent loneliness requires reflection and action to address the loneliness at its core. This book focuses squarely on what psychologists call your attachment style, an invisible but pervasive approach to relationships that influences how lonely or socially abundant your life is to become. Your attachment style can leave you nourished with love, isolated and longing, or trapped in stormy and unstable relationships, depending on your particular attachment style.Kirkus Reviews calls Leaving Loneliness, "A curative, uplifting workbook" (review is below). That is because attachment styles can be changed, and this workbook’s purpose is to help you on your path to do exactly that. Use the reflective activities to replace pangs of loneliness with connection.

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